Eileen Schnabel Author
@eileenschnabel.bsky.social
Author of Revolutionary War time travel adventures. Lover of books, libraries, and American history. Mom.
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High in the Watchung Mountains, Washington’s Continental Army tucked itself away in a concealed Revolutionary War base. 🌲⚔️#AmericanRevolution #RevolutionaryWar #WatchungMountains
#WashingtonsArmy #HiddenInPlainSight #HistoryIsCool
#KepWestguard #TimeTravelHistory www.youtube.com/shorts/Z3zvS...
#WashingtonsArmy #HiddenInPlainSight #HistoryIsCool
#KepWestguard #TimeTravelHistory www.youtube.com/shorts/Z3zvS...
High in the Watchung Mountains, Washington’s Continental Army tucked itself away🌲⚔️
YouTube video by Eileen Schnabel
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December 13, 2025 at 5:54 PM
High in the Watchung Mountains, Washington’s Continental Army tucked itself away in a concealed Revolutionary War base. 🌲⚔️#AmericanRevolution #RevolutionaryWar #WatchungMountains
#WashingtonsArmy #HiddenInPlainSight #HistoryIsCool
#KepWestguard #TimeTravelHistory www.youtube.com/shorts/Z3zvS...
#WashingtonsArmy #HiddenInPlainSight #HistoryIsCool
#KepWestguard #TimeTravelHistory www.youtube.com/shorts/Z3zvS...
Snow Wasn’t Henry Knox’s Biggest Problem ❄️⚔️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JvJ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JvJ...
Snow Wasn’t Henry Knox’s Biggest Problem ❄️⚔️
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December 13, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Snow Wasn’t Henry Knox’s Biggest Problem ❄️⚔️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JvJ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JvJ...
Your math teacher might have been the most valuable person at America’s first artillery school. 🔢⚔️
December 12, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Your math teacher might have been the most valuable person at America’s first artillery school. 🔢⚔️
🔥 Your Ship Is ON FIRE and SINKING — Do You Surrender? ⚓ (1779 Naval Battle Game) www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZn0...
🔥 Your Ship Is ON FIRE and SINKING — Do You Surrender? ⚓ (1779 Naval Battle Game)
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December 12, 2025 at 2:12 PM
🔥 Your Ship Is ON FIRE and SINKING — Do You Surrender? ⚓ (1779 Naval Battle Game) www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZn0...
Who was the bookseller who refused to stay in his lane?
He taught himself French just to read military books. 📚
Dragged cannons over 300 miles of snow to save Washington. ❄️🛞💥
Then built America’s first artillery school at Pluckemin. ⚔️
Meet Henry Knox.
Book-smart. Battle-tested.
He taught himself French just to read military books. 📚
Dragged cannons over 300 miles of snow to save Washington. ❄️🛞💥
Then built America’s first artillery school at Pluckemin. ⚔️
Meet Henry Knox.
Book-smart. Battle-tested.
December 11, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Who was the bookseller who refused to stay in his lane?
He taught himself French just to read military books. 📚
Dragged cannons over 300 miles of snow to save Washington. ❄️🛞💥
Then built America’s first artillery school at Pluckemin. ⚔️
Meet Henry Knox.
Book-smart. Battle-tested.
He taught himself French just to read military books. 📚
Dragged cannons over 300 miles of snow to save Washington. ❄️🛞💥
Then built America’s first artillery school at Pluckemin. ⚔️
Meet Henry Knox.
Book-smart. Battle-tested.
What was America’s first artillery school? ⚔️🔥
A quick dive into Pluckemin Academy, the Revolutionary War’s training grounds for cannon crews.
#HistoryIsCool #RevolutionaryWar #ArtilleryNerd #Pluckemin #KepWestguard
A quick dive into Pluckemin Academy, the Revolutionary War’s training grounds for cannon crews.
#HistoryIsCool #RevolutionaryWar #ArtilleryNerd #Pluckemin #KepWestguard
December 11, 2025 at 5:37 PM
What was America’s first artillery school? ⚔️🔥
A quick dive into Pluckemin Academy, the Revolutionary War’s training grounds for cannon crews.
#HistoryIsCool #RevolutionaryWar #ArtilleryNerd #Pluckemin #KepWestguard
A quick dive into Pluckemin Academy, the Revolutionary War’s training grounds for cannon crews.
#HistoryIsCool #RevolutionaryWar #ArtilleryNerd #Pluckemin #KepWestguard
🔥 America’s First Revolutionary War Artillery School Pluckemin Cantonment 🔥🧨💥America’s first artillery school — Revolutionary War born and battle-tested.
Cooler than any wizard academy.
Gunpowder. Grit. Genius.
Watch the video. ⚔️🔥📘
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0zs...
Cooler than any wizard academy.
Gunpowder. Grit. Genius.
Watch the video. ⚔️🔥📘
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0zs...
🔥 America’s First Revolutionary War Artillery School Pluckemin Cantonment 🔥🧨💥
YouTube video by Eileen Schnabel
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December 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
🔥 America’s First Revolutionary War Artillery School Pluckemin Cantonment 🔥🧨💥America’s first artillery school — Revolutionary War born and battle-tested.
Cooler than any wizard academy.
Gunpowder. Grit. Genius.
Watch the video. ⚔️🔥📘
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0zs...
Cooler than any wizard academy.
Gunpowder. Grit. Genius.
Watch the video. ⚔️🔥📘
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0zs...
Is it unpatriotic to study the darker parts of a nation’s history? 🤔📘
It’s an interesting question — not just for America, but for Germany, for Rwanda… for every country that carries difficult chapters from its past (which is, really, every country in our world).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aubv...
It’s an interesting question — not just for America, but for Germany, for Rwanda… for every country that carries difficult chapters from its past (which is, really, every country in our world).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aubv...
The Past Isn’t Always Pretty — Does That Make It Unpatriotic?
YouTube video by Eileen Schnabel
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December 10, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Is it unpatriotic to study the darker parts of a nation’s history? 🤔📘
It’s an interesting question — not just for America, but for Germany, for Rwanda… for every country that carries difficult chapters from its past (which is, really, every country in our world).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aubv...
It’s an interesting question — not just for America, but for Germany, for Rwanda… for every country that carries difficult chapters from its past (which is, really, every country in our world).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aubv...
FREE Revolutionary War Adventure 🚀📚
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOZQ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOZQ...
History lovers and thrill-readers — your next stop is 1777.
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December 9, 2025 at 11:23 PM
FREE Revolutionary War Adventure 🚀📚
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOZQ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOZQ...
Quick challenge for history fans… 📚⚔️
What state earned the name “Crossroads of the Revolutionary War,” and what is the reason behind it? 🗺️
#RevolutionaryWar #HistoryTrivia #KepWestguard #AmericanHistory #LearnSomethingNew
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPtn...
What state earned the name “Crossroads of the Revolutionary War,” and what is the reason behind it? 🗺️
#RevolutionaryWar #HistoryTrivia #KepWestguard #AmericanHistory #LearnSomethingNew
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPtn...
Crossroads of the Revolution? Guess the State!
YouTube video by Eileen Schnabel
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December 9, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Quick challenge for history fans… 📚⚔️
What state earned the name “Crossroads of the Revolutionary War,” and what is the reason behind it? 🗺️
#RevolutionaryWar #HistoryTrivia #KepWestguard #AmericanHistory #LearnSomethingNew
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPtn...
What state earned the name “Crossroads of the Revolutionary War,” and what is the reason behind it? 🗺️
#RevolutionaryWar #HistoryTrivia #KepWestguard #AmericanHistory #LearnSomethingNew
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPtn...
I’m Building a 22-Book Time-Travel Series… Want to Help?https://www.youtube.com/shorts/a5uUrRxN7MU
I’m Building a 22-Book Time-Travel Series… Want to Help?
YouTube video by Eileen Schnabel
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December 9, 2025 at 12:43 AM
I’m Building a 22-Book Time-Travel Series… Want to Help?https://www.youtube.com/shorts/a5uUrRxN7MU
Books, History, and the Magic of Libraries
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Books, History, and the Magic of Libraries
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December 8, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Books, History, and the Magic of Libraries
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3SQ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3SQ...
FREE Revolutionary War MG Time-Travel Adventure
for readers 9 to 99 🚀📚🇺🇸
Book 4: The Second Battle of Saratoga is FREE for the next 30 days.
📚 Download: dl.bookfunnel.com/9d07q75ydb
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wil_...
for readers 9 to 99 🚀📚🇺🇸
Book 4: The Second Battle of Saratoga is FREE for the next 30 days.
📚 Download: dl.bookfunnel.com/9d07q75ydb
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wil_...
FREE Revolutionary War MG Time Travel Adventure for readers 9 to 99 🚀📚
YouTube video by Eileen Schnabel
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December 7, 2025 at 8:10 PM
FREE Revolutionary War MG Time-Travel Adventure
for readers 9 to 99 🚀📚🇺🇸
Book 4: The Second Battle of Saratoga is FREE for the next 30 days.
📚 Download: dl.bookfunnel.com/9d07q75ydb
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wil_...
for readers 9 to 99 🚀📚🇺🇸
Book 4: The Second Battle of Saratoga is FREE for the next 30 days.
📚 Download: dl.bookfunnel.com/9d07q75ydb
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wil_...
In The British Are Coming by Rick Atkinson, winner of the Pulitzer Prize 🏆, General Gates praises an officer's “gallant behavior and steadfast conduct… few men have seen so many hair-breadth escapes in so short a time.” T/F He is referring to General Washington. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zvif...
Quick T/F to Test Your Am Rev Smarts
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December 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM
In The British Are Coming by Rick Atkinson, winner of the Pulitzer Prize 🏆, General Gates praises an officer's “gallant behavior and steadfast conduct… few men have seen so many hair-breadth escapes in so short a time.” T/F He is referring to General Washington. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zvif...
Holiday gift alert for the history lover in your life:
Don Troiani’s books and the @Smithsonian’s American Revolution — amazing art, epic stories, guaranteed conversation starters. 📚🎄❄️
❄️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8Z9...
Don Troiani’s books and the @Smithsonian’s American Revolution — amazing art, epic stories, guaranteed conversation starters. 📚🎄❄️
❄️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8Z9...
Holiday Gifts for History Lovers 🎄📚
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December 6, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Holiday gift alert for the history lover in your life:
Don Troiani’s books and the @Smithsonian’s American Revolution — amazing art, epic stories, guaranteed conversation starters. 📚🎄❄️
❄️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8Z9...
Don Troiani’s books and the @Smithsonian’s American Revolution — amazing art, epic stories, guaranteed conversation starters. 📚🎄❄️
❄️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8Z9...
3 easy Ben Franklin questions today… 🪁📚
Plus one bonus curveball at the end —
because history loves to twist expectations. 🤨⚖️
#BenjaminFranklin #BonusQuestion #KepWestguard #HistoryIsWild #DidYouKnow #AmericanRevolution www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vxpf...
Plus one bonus curveball at the end —
because history loves to twist expectations. 🤨⚖️
#BenjaminFranklin #BonusQuestion #KepWestguard #HistoryIsWild #DidYouKnow #AmericanRevolution www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vxpf...
Can you answer 3 easy questions on Ben Franklin? How about the bonus?
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December 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
3 easy Ben Franklin questions today… 🪁📚
Plus one bonus curveball at the end —
because history loves to twist expectations. 🤨⚖️
#BenjaminFranklin #BonusQuestion #KepWestguard #HistoryIsWild #DidYouKnow #AmericanRevolution www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vxpf...
Plus one bonus curveball at the end —
because history loves to twist expectations. 🤨⚖️
#BenjaminFranklin #BonusQuestion #KepWestguard #HistoryIsWild #DidYouKnow #AmericanRevolution www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vxpf...
⭐ Legend vs. Reality: What’s the Right Balance for the American Revolution? ⚖️📜 Roger Lowenstein’s Buffett biography 📚got me thinking about the @KenBurns @PBS documentary I’m watching about how we honor the past without polishing it into something unrecognizable? www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uy2...
⭐ Legend vs. Reality: What’s the Right Balance for the American Revolution? ⚖️📜
YouTube video by Eileen Schnabel
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December 4, 2025 at 1:47 PM
⭐ Legend vs. Reality: What’s the Right Balance for the American Revolution? ⚖️📜 Roger Lowenstein’s Buffett biography 📚got me thinking about the @KenBurns @PBS documentary I’m watching about how we honor the past without polishing it into something unrecognizable? www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uy2...
Think You Know the Continental Army? Prove It in 3 Questions. :-) www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7ts...
Three questions. One scrappy army. Let’s see how you stack up today. 💥
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December 3, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Think You Know the Continental Army? Prove It in 3 Questions. :-) www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7ts...
What killed more soldiers than bullets in the Revolution?
💧 Bad water.
Tiny, stagnant ponds were often all Washington’s men had to drink — and staying alive long enough to fight became its own battle.
#RevolutionaryWar #HistoryFact #KepWestguard #DidYouKnow www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJM0...
💧 Bad water.
Tiny, stagnant ponds were often all Washington’s men had to drink — and staying alive long enough to fight became its own battle.
#RevolutionaryWar #HistoryFact #KepWestguard #DidYouKnow www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJM0...
The Deadliest Thing in the Revolution… Wasn’t the British
YouTube video by Eileen Schnabel
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December 2, 2025 at 2:04 PM
What killed more soldiers than bullets in the Revolution?
💧 Bad water.
Tiny, stagnant ponds were often all Washington’s men had to drink — and staying alive long enough to fight became its own battle.
#RevolutionaryWar #HistoryFact #KepWestguard #DidYouKnow www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJM0...
💧 Bad water.
Tiny, stagnant ponds were often all Washington’s men had to drink — and staying alive long enough to fight became its own battle.
#RevolutionaryWar #HistoryFact #KepWestguard #DidYouKnow www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJM0...
Imagine dragging 60 tons of artillery across a frozen wilderness in 1775…
Could you handle Knox’s “impossible” Revolutionary War mission? ❄️🛷💥
#Knox #RevolutionHistory #KepWestguard #DidYouKnow www.youtube.com/watch?v=otnp...
Could you handle Knox’s “impossible” Revolutionary War mission? ❄️🛷💥
#Knox #RevolutionHistory #KepWestguard #DidYouKnow www.youtube.com/watch?v=otnp...
The Impossible Cannon Run of 1775
YouTube video by Eileen Schnabel
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December 1, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Imagine dragging 60 tons of artillery across a frozen wilderness in 1775…
Could you handle Knox’s “impossible” Revolutionary War mission? ❄️🛷💥
#Knox #RevolutionHistory #KepWestguard #DidYouKnow www.youtube.com/watch?v=otnp...
Could you handle Knox’s “impossible” Revolutionary War mission? ❄️🛷💥
#Knox #RevolutionHistory #KepWestguard #DidYouKnow www.youtube.com/watch?v=otnp...
1770s: While America Fought… Japan Closed the World Out www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPkR...
While America Fought a Revolution… What Was Japan Doing?
YouTube video by Eileen Schnabel
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November 30, 2025 at 1:07 PM
1770s: While America Fought… Japan Closed the World Out www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPkR...
Three “easy” Continental Army questions…
Lock in. Take aim. Fire off your best guesses. 🔫🧠🔥
#HistoryNerdsUnite #AmRev #LearnSomethingNew #KepWestguard www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfxW...
Lock in. Take aim. Fire off your best guesses. 🔫🧠🔥
#HistoryNerdsUnite #AmRev #LearnSomethingNew #KepWestguard www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfxW...
Three “easy” Continental Army questions…Lock in. Take aim. Fire off your best guesses. 🔫🧠🔥
YouTube video by Eileen Schnabel
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November 29, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Three “easy” Continental Army questions…
Lock in. Take aim. Fire off your best guesses. 🔫🧠🔥
#HistoryNerdsUnite #AmRev #LearnSomethingNew #KepWestguard www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfxW...
Lock in. Take aim. Fire off your best guesses. 🔫🧠🔥
#HistoryNerdsUnite #AmRev #LearnSomethingNew #KepWestguard www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfxW...
🍂🧹 Happy Thanksgiving Eve! Whether you’re vacuuming and dusting to get the house ready to host or getting the gas tank filled for travel,
Perfect time for three tough Revolutionary War questions. ⚔️📚
#AmericanRevolution #HistoryQuiz #LearnSomethingNew #KepWestguard www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qT_...
Perfect time for three tough Revolutionary War questions. ⚔️📚
#AmericanRevolution #HistoryQuiz #LearnSomethingNew #KepWestguard www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qT_...
Thanksgiving Eve Brain Battle: 3 Revolutionary War Questions!
YouTube video by Eileen Schnabel
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November 26, 2025 at 2:44 PM
🍂🧹 Happy Thanksgiving Eve! Whether you’re vacuuming and dusting to get the house ready to host or getting the gas tank filled for travel,
Perfect time for three tough Revolutionary War questions. ⚔️📚
#AmericanRevolution #HistoryQuiz #LearnSomethingNew #KepWestguard www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qT_...
Perfect time for three tough Revolutionary War questions. ⚔️📚
#AmericanRevolution #HistoryQuiz #LearnSomethingNew #KepWestguard www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qT_...
🫖⚓ Test your Boston Tea Party know-how with 3 quickfire questions. #BostonTeaParty #HistoryQuiz #AmericanRevolution #LearnSomethingNew #KepWestguard www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck_v...
3 Quickfire Boston Tea Party Questions! 🫖⚓
YouTube video by Eileen Schnabel
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November 25, 2025 at 1:57 PM
🫖⚓ Test your Boston Tea Party know-how with 3 quickfire questions. #BostonTeaParty #HistoryQuiz #AmericanRevolution #LearnSomethingNew #KepWestguard www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck_v...
Three Quick #AMREV Battle Questions — Let’s See What You’ve Got. www.youtube.com/shorts/180QI...
Three Quick #AMREV Battle Questions — Let’s See What You’ve Got.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Three Quick #AMREV Battle Questions — Let’s See What You’ve Got. www.youtube.com/shorts/180QI...