Top 10 Articles of January 2015
bySound the alarm! Journal of the American caught fire in January with a record-setting 495,000 views by 327,000 users! The surge in traffic was…
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Brandywine: A Military History of the Battle that Lost Philadelphia but Saved America, September 11, 1777
byBook Review: Brandywine: A Military History of the Battle that Lost Philadelphia but Saved America, September 11, 1777 by Michael C. Harris (Savas Beatie,…
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Vice-Admiralty Courts and Writs of Assistance
byVice-Admiralty jurisdiction was established in the American colonies in 1697[1]; Vice-Admiralty courts were created in Maryland (1694), New York (which included Connecticut and New…
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Franklin’s Failed Diplomatic Mission
byBenjamin Franklin’s Revolutionary War diplomatic successes have been well chronicled. He was instrumental in persuading King Louis XVI to enter into a military alliance…
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The Loyalist Refugee Experience in Canada
byIn the aftermath of General Burgoyne’s defeat at Saratoga, many Loyalists in the New York and Hampshire Grant regions chose to flee to the…
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Discover the Truth Behind History Channel’s Sons of Liberty Series
byThanks to the History Channel, I was granted an early-access screening of the series Sons of Liberty (premiering 25 January at 9 p.m. ET)….
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John Butler’s “Want of Good Generalship”
byI plan to write about how the Tory guerrilla David Fanning changed after being made a Loyalist Colonel and given his own red coat,…
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10 Quotes from Valley Forge
byBeing ten unexpected and edifying quotations from the third winter encampment. I – “We live uncommonly well for Camp…We have Milk and sugar in…
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Journal of the American Revolution Announces 2014 Book of the Year Award Winners
byJournal of the American Revolution, the popular online magazine and annual book, today announced its 2014 Book of the Year Award winner. The annual…
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The Real Immortal Words of John Paul Jones
byDear Mr. History: Please tell me if Continental Navy Captain John Paul Jones was as tough as folklore makes out. I’ve read that he…
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Renegade Revolutionary:
The Life of Charles Lee
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Book Review: Renegade Revolutionary: The Life of Charles Lee by Phillip Pappas (New York University Press, 2014). Prior to 2013, there had not been…
“The Rattlesnake tells the Story”
byThe image of a rattlesnake was used as a symbol of the American colonies from the beginning of the French and Indian War to…
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An Iconic Artifact Re-examined
bySometimes taking a closer look at an iconic and widely accepted primary source artifact can lead to unanticipated insights. And sometimes those unanticipated insights…
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It Wasn’t Billy the Ram
byI often caution researchers that data tells us what, not why. This is particularly true of material like muster rolls that give us information…