Top 10 Articles of October 2017
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James Henry Craig: The Pocket Hercules
byJames Henry Craig, an officer in the British army, fought in the Revolutionary War from the beginning to the end. He was at Bunker…
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Jacob’s Land: Revolutionary War Soldiers, Schemers, Scoundrels and the Settling of New York’s Frontier
byBook Review: Jacob’s Land: Revolutionary War Soldiers, Schemers, Scoundrels and the Settling of New York’s Frontier by Charles Yaple (CreateSpace Independent Publishing, March 2017)…
Luke Ryan: Premier Privateer
byLuke Ryan was born in the County Dublin coastal village of Rush on February 14, 1750. His parents were Michael and Mary Ryan. As…
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Analyzing the Founders: A Closer Look at the Signers of Four Founding Documents
byWriting about Roger Sherman, the only man to sign our four most important founding documents – the Continental Association, the Declaration of Independence, the…
An American Perspective on the Guard Boats of the Hudson
bySgt. Benjamin Gilbert of the 5th Massachusetts Regiment awoke near Verplanck Point on May 31, 1779 with cause to celebrate: it was his birthday,…
Interview with John Maass, author of George Washington’s Virginia
byHistorian and author John Maass goes beyond the archives in his study of history, which gives his work a refreshing originality. He brings an…
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From Fence to Fence: The Battles of Prudence Island
byThe American Revolution was fought from Maine to Illinois, hundreds of military encounters occurring in what eventually became the United States of America. Among…
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Joseph Bettys: Revolutionary War Patriot, Traitor, and “Desperado”
byThe Revolutionary War’s human landscape was populated by the famous, the infamous, and a vast number who have been forgotten. Some like Joseph Bettys…
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From Wannabe Redcoat to Rebel: George Washington’s Journey to Revolution
byFrom the ministry’s point of view, affairs in America really were quite appalling. The unpardonable brashness of a cocksure young provincial had instantly escalated…
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What Remains: Searching for the Memory and Lost Grave of John Paul Jones
byBook Review: What Remains: Searching for the Memory and Lost Grave of John Paul Jones by Robert Hornick (University of Massachusetts Press, 2017) [BUY NOW…
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Whale Boats on the Hudson
byBy March of 1778 Maj. Gen. Israel Putnam, “Old Put” to his men, was exhausted.[1] He had been writing to General Washington for months…
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General John Dagworthy: George Washington’s Forgotten American Rival
byEvery summer, millions of tourists flock to the beaches and resorts on the Delaware-Maryland-Virginia (Delmarva) peninsula sandwiched between the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean. …
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Was the Declaration of Independence Signed on July 4? How Memory Plays Tricks with History
byEarly in 1814, thirteen years into his retirement, John Adams received a bizarre letter from Thomas McKean, a former colleague in the First and…
Innovative Game Capturing Spirit of Revolutionary War Needs Support
byPatriots & Redcoats is a card game of hidden identities and social deduction that plays in 20 minutes. In it, 4–10 players take on the…
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Displaced: The Donation People of 1775
byIn late November 1775, just as the bone-chilling New England winter started to settle upon Massachusetts, British General Howe loaded three hundred poor, sick…
The Affair At Egg Harbor: Massacre Of The Pulaski Legion
byOn the Topographic-Bathymetric Series Map, Eastern United States, 1:250,000, Wilmington: NJ 18-2 (1972) prepared by the United States Geological Survey located at grid WU5.5,…
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General Robert Howe’s Alleged Treason
byWhat if another Continental general had changed sides at the same point in the war as Benedict Arnold? During the Revolutionary War, and as…
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This Licentious Republic: Maritime Skirmishes in Narragansett Bay 1763-1769
byAs a British colony located on the Atlantic Ocean, Rhode Island’s wealth grew by utilizing the ocean’s vast resources. Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay is…