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Brian Patrick O'Malley

Brian Patrick O'Malley

Brian P. O’Malley is a writer and real estate agent in Atlantic Beach, Florida. He earned a Master of Arts in history from the University of North Florida (Jacksonville). His writings include the occasional editorial in Folio Weekly (Jacksonville) and a 2008 Op-Ed piece in The Washington Post, “Lessons on Iraq From a Founding Father.” He blogs on historical subjects at http://brianomalley1776.blogspot.com/.

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Illness and Disease, Medicine, Religion December 8, 2020 December 3, 2020

Yellow Fever and Church Attendance

John Adams was certain he made a mistake by going to church. Philadelphia’s yellow fever outbreak only ended in November 1793. On Sunday, December…

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Illness and Disease, Medicine, Prisoners of War September 21, 2020 September 20, 2020

What Killed Prisoners of War?—A Medical Investigation

Editor’s Note: This article contains graphic medical descriptions. Throughout the Revolutionary War, prisoners learned that dysentery accompanied starvation. Confined to the prison ship Jersey in…

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Critical Thinking, Illness and Disease, Medicine, Primary Sources March 26, 2020 March 25, 2020

The Yellow Fever Outbreak of 1793: Nine Observations and Lessons

“I often thought that the situation of a people in a bombarded city, was not much worse, and on some accounts not so bad;…

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Constitutional Debate, Postwar Politics (>1783), Religion September 2, 2019 September 2, 2019

America’s Revolution Against Toleration: The Rise of True Religious Liberty

In 1793, a widely circulated American editorial observed, “A few years ago, to say of any man that he was ‘a friend to toleration,’…

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Critical Thinking, Letters and Correspondence July 22, 2019 July 21, 2019

“Under God:” Understanding its Revolutionary Usage

The words “under God” have been part of America’s fabric since its inception; any school child will recognize the words in the Pledge of…

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Conflict & War, Illness and Disease, Prisoners of War January 29, 2019 January 27, 2019

1776—The Horror Show

The British Army held New York City from 1776 to November 25, 1783. In prisoner exchanges, royal forces in New York periodically released prisoners…

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