Brooke Barbier

Brooke Barbier received her PhD in American history from Boston College. She is the author of the newly-released King Hancock: The Radical Influence of a Moderate Founding Father and Boston in the American Revolution: A Town versus an Empire. In 2013, she founded and operates Ye Olde Tavern Tours, a popular guided outing along Boston’s renowned Freedom Trail.

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Autobiography and Biography, People, Politics During the War (1775-1783), Prewar Politics (<1775) October 10, 2023 October 9, 2023

John Hancock’s Politics and Personality in Ten Quotes

Nearly every American knows the name of John Hancock, but often for little more than his signature on the Declaration of Independence. Hancock was…

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Historic Sites, People, Places, Preservation, Travel January 26, 2021 January 24, 2021

Following Paul Revere Home: The Demolition and Preservation of Boston’s Landmarks

Here’s one of the things I love most about Boston: If it were possible to drop Paul Revere in downtown today, he could, quite…