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Politics

“What Magic There is in Some Words!”: John Fenno’s Private Crusade for an American National Identity

by Shawn David McGhee

Governance under the federal Constitution transformed the nature and style of American politics. The spirit of this transformation revolved broadly around fear of political...

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Prewar Politics (<1775)

January 28, 2025

The Green Mountain Insurgency: New York’s Rebellion Against the Crown

by Robert J. Walworth

The pre-Revolutionary War history of Vermont centered on a border dispute between the colonies of New York and New Hampshire. It is a complicated...

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Reviews

January 27, 2025

Serpent in Eden: Foreign Meddling and Partisan Politics in James Madison’s America

by Timothy Symington

BOOK REVIEW: Serpent in Eden: Foreign Meddling and Partisan Politics in James Madison’s America by Tyson Reeder (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2024)...

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Autobiography and Biography

January 23, 2025

Richard Varick in History and Memory: Colonial Lawyer, Continental Officer, Mayor of New York City

by Keith Muchowski

The Fourth of July celebration of 1831 was shaping up similarly to the ones Americans had been commemorating for over half a century. A...

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The War Years (1775-1783)

January 20, 2025

William Howe: Taking the Slow Boat to Philadelphia

by Richard J. Werther

Wars are seldom won or lost due to a single event. Rather, the ultimate result is often preceded by a series of (sometimes) lesser...

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