Hugh T. Harrington, editor emeritus of Journal of the American Revolution (allthingsliberty.com), is an independent researcher and author whose books include Remembering Milledgeville (History Press, 2005), More Milledgeville Memories (History Press, 2006), Civil War Milledgeville (History Press, 2005), and biography of 1890s magician Annie Abbott, “The Little Georgia Magnet” (Createspace, 2010). His articles have appeared in the Journal of Military History, Georgia Historical Quarterly, America’s Civil War, Southern Campaigns of the American Revolution, American Revolution, Muzzle Blasts, and others. He has written extensively on Sherlock Holmes and is a member of the Baker Street Irregulars. He lives in Gainesville, Georgia.
When Congress, in late June 1775, authorized the raising of six rifle companies from Pennsylvania and Virginia, George Merchant enlisted as a private. He was indistinguishable from the other men and would not be recalled in modern times except for the extraordinary events through which he passed and the strange part he was to play […]
Revolutionary War films are a rarity. Good ones are as scarce as hens teeth. All For Liberty is a great one. In the past we have seen story lines that play fast and loose with history and with realism. Not so with All for Liberty. The film centers around Captain Henry Felder, an upcountry South […]
History. That word is dreaded not just by those slouching in the back rows of classrooms but by huge masses of humanity. The word has the incredible power to make grown men and women flinch and, with buckling knees, their eyeballs roll back into their heads as they slip into a history-induced coma. History does […]
For over 230 years books and articles have been written about George Washington. Every facet of his life, his personality, his accomplishments and his failures have been told and retold with varying degrees of insight and accuracy. One may well question the need for yet another biography of Washington. The answer is simple. General George […]
The American Revolution was fought not only by soldiers, seamen and politicians; it was also fought by civilians. Some of these civilians bore arms; others provided supplies; still others such as Haym Salomon fought with their wits and their administrative skills.
April Morning is a novel covering a 24 hour period in Lexington, Massachusetts when the American War for Independence began. The story is compellingly told by a 15 year old Lexington boy, Adam Cooper. The reader sees young Cooper’s life on the afternoon and evening before the fateful day in such a realistic manner that […]
A few weeks ago my doctor was talking to me about the sun, skin cancer and sunstroke. He asked if I wore a hat. I replied that I often wore a baseball type cap. He said, “that’s not a hat.” I immediately thought of General Nathanael Greene’s hat. Nathanael Greene was a household name in […]
