Chris McDowell (2024)
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Chris McDowell, author of The Early Betts Medal Companion, speaks on medals related to the French and Indian War (1754-1763). This conflict pitted North American colonies of the British against those of the French, with each side supported by various Indian tribes. As often happens with war, medallic tributes commemorative key events and military figures. These medals offer today's historian contemporary points of view regarding the American colonial era. Speaker: Chris McDowell.