Top 10 Most Popular Articles in October 2013
byOctober was a month of many amazing milestones for us. We surpassed 250,000 readers, 1000 comments and 200 articles. We also sent our first…
October, 2013
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“Congress Does Not Trust Me. I Cannot Continue Thus.”
by“Congress Does Not Trust Me. I Cannot Continue Thus.” These are two of the most important sentences George Washington ever spoke. Almost instantly they…
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On His Majesty’s Secret Service
byEdward Bancroft habitually worked late into the evenings on Tuesday. This evening he was finishing a letter to his new mistress and arranging a…
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Silas Deane: Forlorn and Forgotten Patriot
byWhen the American colonists entered into a shooting war with the British Empire over their grievances, they were not prepared in many ways. They…
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The Long Shot of September 1776
byIn September 1776[1] there occurred an incident of long distance marksmanship, or luck, that deserves a close look. The eyewitness, Private Joseph Plumb Martin[2]…
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The 10 Worst Continental Army Generals
byRecently, I offered my choices for the ten most important Continental Army generals. Not the best or the worst, but the most important. But…
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The Armchair General’s Proposals
byFor as long as there have been dispatches from the front, there have been armchair generals attempting to call the shots from afar. Some…
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Anything But Humble: Pie for Dinner
byWe’ve all had to “eat humble pie” at one time or another, a saying that hearkens back to the medieval period, when the term…
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Hyping the Boston Massacre
byDear Readers: For this month’s Mr. History, I offer a recent e-mail exchange between a friend and me. Maybe this is why not a…
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Christmas Night 1776: How Did They Cross?
byThe famous painting of George Washington crossing the Delaware River on Christmas night 1776 is permanently etched in many minds. It graces the covers…
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Media, Memory and Revolution
byIcons of the American Revolution are ubiquitous in American culture. They grace our currency, sell Hondas in television ads, teach lessons via children’s cartoons,…
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Scotland and the American Revolution
byReading Thomas Fleming’s fascinating article on “Celts in the American Revolution,” one is struck by the extent to which Scotland and the Scots informed…
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How General Leslie Really Died
byBritish Lt. Gen. Alexander Leslie, 50, was burned out, ill, missed his daughter, and wanted to go home. He had arrived in South Carolina…
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12 Questions with Ray Raphael
byIf Ray Raphael had a personal mission statement, it would likely be three sentences from a recent profile story in Reed magazine: Ray wants…
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Best American Revolution Book Ever
byGroundbreaking New Book About American Revolution Debunks Myths, Addresses Unanswered Questions in Remarkable Style New “Edutaining” History Book Loaded with Fascinating Discoveries and Expert…
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Commemorating the Battle of Charlotte
byThursday, September 26, 2013, represented the 233rd anniversary of the Battle of Charlotte, a small but important skirmish between local Carolina militia and the…
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The First Naval Skirmish of the Revolution
byIn mid May 1775, just weeks after the bloody Battle of April Nineteenth had sparked the start of the American Revolution, the perhaps first…
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When were they Patriots and Loyalists?
byAt what point during the American Revolution is it most acceptable to classify colonists as either Patriots or Loyalists? 1776. Before this, many…
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Could America Have Thrived Without Slavery?
byCould the new nation have thrived economically if slavery had been abolished when the colonies won independence? Probably would have thrived even more. …
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Most Overrated Revolutionary?
byJohn Paul Jones. A good ship captain and tenacious fighter but an abysmally bad squadron commander and a tireless self-promoter and schemer, who was…
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Most Underrated Revolutionary?
byWhile Nathanael Greene is getting greater recognition, I believe his contributions are still undervalued because the American cause in the South was on “life…