Top 10 Articles of November 2017
byWe at JAR are very thankful for all our readers and expert writers. In November, we welcomed two new writers: Charles R. Foy and…
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The Revolutionary War Lives and Letters of Lucy and Henry Knox
byBook review: The Revolutionary War Lives and Letters of Lucy and Henry Knox by Phillip Hamilton (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2017) [BUY NOW ON…
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Ebenezer Smith Platt: An American In Newgate Prison In 1777
byIn the early summer of 1775, South Carolinia patriots outfitted the schooner Liberty (formally the Elizabeth) as what historian Charles C. Jones called as…
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The Battle of Great Bridge: Preserving the Site, Honoring the Soldiers
byAn interview with Lin Olsen, Executive Director, Great Bridge Battlefield and Waterways History Foundation Question: Why is preserving the Great Bridge Battlefield important? We…
Black Friday 2017! The Best American Revolution Books for Gifts
byNothing is better than the gift of knowledge, so consider some of these books for that special history lover on your shopping list. Here…
A Week of Martha Washington’s Pies, Day 4 (of 4)
byEveryone loves pie, everyone loves Martha Washington, and everyone loves… well, two out of three will have to do. But if you do love…
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A Week of Martha Washington’s Pies, Day 3 (of 4)
byWool production was critical to the early American economy, and if there were sheep in the fields there were bound to be sheep dishes…
New JAR Book: John Adams vs Thomas Paine: Rival Plans for the Early Republic by Jett B. Conner
byWe are very happy to announce our newest JAR book is now available for sale. John Adams vs Thomas Paine: Rival Plans for the…
A Week of Martha Washington’s Pies, Day 2 (of 4)
byWe’ve all heard the expression, “eat humble pie.” It’s used at a metaphor, but humble pie was a real thing and Martha Washington had…
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A Week of Martha Washington’s Pies, Day 1 (of 4)
byPie is a perennial favorite at Thanksgiving, and the more varieties the better. Pie was also an eighteenth century staple, with far more types…
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The Earl of Dartmouth, Secretary of State for the Colonies, Second Year: November 1773 – August 1774
byDuring the three months that the Earl of Dartmouth, Secretary of State for the Colonies, was on holiday from August to November 1773, the…
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More ardour than discretion: The tragic death of Major Charles Cochrane
byThough grey autumnal rain soaked his uniform, and the monotonous, deadly shriek of enemy mortar fire filled the air, Charles Cochrane was the only…
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John Adams and the Molding of William Vans Murray, Peacemaker
byJohn Adams had a nose for good character. He could sniff out individuals of talent and integrity like a bloodhound. He famously nominated George…
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Compelled to Row: Blacks on Royal Navy Galleys During the American Revolution
byFor many Americans, their only knowledge of galleys and the men who rowed them comes from movies such as Ben-Hur. Suffice it to say,…
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The Martyr and the Traitor: Nathan Hale, Moses Dunbar, and the American Revolution
byBook review: The Martyr and the Traitor: Nathan Hale, Moses Dunbar, and the American Revolution by Virginia DeJohn Anderson (New York: Oxford University Press,…
The Earl of Dartmouth’s First Year as Secretary of State for the Colonies
byWilliam Legge, the second Earl of Dartmouth, had three interests: his family, his estates, and his religion. He was known by many as “the…
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Slavery through the Eyes of Revolutionary Generals
byGenerally when people think about slavery in the United States, they harken back to the Civil War period when Northern states had abolished slavery…
Norfolk, Virginia, Sacked by North Carolina and Virginia Troops
byIf the headline of a January or February 1776 edition of any North American Tory newspaper read, “Norfolk, Virginia, Sacked by North Carolina and…
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Evans & Bean of the Hampshire Grants
byImmediately following the taking of Fort Ticonderoga by Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys in early May 1775, Capt. John Visscher raised a…
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The Connecticut Captivity of William Franklin, Loyalist
byWar, an odious invention of man, attempts to portray the enemy as subhuman, unworthy of normal sympathy. Civilized societies respected the sanctity of human…