A signer of the Declaration of Independence, chief surgeon in George Washington’s Continental Army, a player in the Continental Congress, a fervent abolitionist, and a man of faith: It is hard to think of a Founder who more faithfully embodied the political and religious ideals of the American Revolution. “Remember the eyes of all Europe are fixed upon you,” he warned, “to preserve an asylum for freedom in this country, after the last pillars of it are fallen in every other quarter of the globe.” With a six-figure production budget, the documentary film is supported by Founding Forward/The Union League.
Mr. Loconte’s National Review essay about Benjamin Rush can be read here.
Episode 1
The Coffee Shop That Brewed Revolution
Episode 2
How Common Sense Ignited Independence
Episode 3
The Revolution's Indispensable Doctor
Episode 4
