In this first of a series of interviews with Russia's DenTV, I had the chance to discusses my new book The Clash of the Two Americas (combining volumes one and two- coauthored with my brilliant wife), which will be translated and published in Russia in the early weeks of 2022.
Matthew Ehret is the Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Patriot Review , and Senior Fellow at the American University in Moscow. He is author of the‘Untold History of Canada’ book series and Clash of the Two Americas. In 2019 he co-founded the Montreal-based Rising Tide Foundation . Consider helping this process by making a donation to the RTF or becoming a Patreon supporter to the Canadian Patriot Review
Hello, Mr. Matthew
I see you speak of foreign collaboration in US independence, but you do not mention Spain, at that time a larger empire than the British and one that continued to expand. On the same date, 1776, the year of independence, San Francisco was founded.
The collaboration was substantial:
George Washington placed him at his right hand:
https://www.elmundo.es/andalucia/2014/05/09/536cb03eca4741861c8b4580.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Pensacola
The seizure of 55 British ships bound for their troops in America:
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acci%C3%B3n_del_9_de_agosto_de_1780
Economic debt contracted by the US and never paid:
https://www.elconfidencial.com/alma-corazon-vida/2020-06-03/deuda-historica-impagada-estados-unidos-espana_2616935/
https://www.elconfidencial.com/alma-corazon-vida/2020-11-07/historica-deuda-de-eeuu-con-espana-desde-el-nacimiento-del-dolar_2822159/
Kind regards
Psdt/ I am a subscriber to your writings, enormously interesting. I posted one today:
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