America the Hungry- Year 1

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Here is the first of the four
"America the Hungry' series
this piece starting of with the first President George Washington,depicts how hungry America is after the war.
A lot of farms had next to nothing after the Revolutionary War.

This lack of food and money and not being paid to fight, was one of the main factors in the Shays' Rebellion.

and happens to be the reason for seeing America eating so much now that President Washington is managing things.

Another inspiration and reason for seeing america eat like this is back at Valley Forge on December 19, 1777, after a tough campaign of battles with the British. Since early fall, the General had problems with getting supplies to his troops. As winter approached, the problems became worse. Soldiers received irregular supplies of meat and bread. Shortages forced the men to forage for food in the forests and farm fields that they passed.

Conditions were so severe at times that General Washington wrote, "that unless some great and capital change suddenly takes place... this Army must inevitably... starve, dissolve, or disperse, in order to obtain subsistence in the best manner they can."


and that my good friends is the start of this little short art series

Enjoy