The Marquis de Lafayette arrived in New York City to great fanfare on August 16, 1824. Two days later the sixty-six year old Frenchman...
READ MOREIntroduction When most people think of medals, they think of portable discs often suspended from a ribbon and made of metal (frequently gold, silver,...
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BOOK REVIEW: The Loyalist Experience and Aftermath in Revolutionary Philadelphia by Kimberly Nath (Brookline, 2026) $32.95 hardcover. In an 1813 letter to his former...
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The heady days of the Declaration of Independence, struggle, victory, and a new Constitution were all behind him. Now, within weeks of taking office...
READ MOREThe Battle of Cowpens, fought on January 17, 1781, in South Carolina, was one of the most significant American victories in the War for...
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