When California native and former Wall Street Journal foreign correspondent Jonathan House relocated to Washington DC, he discovered a passion for American history. He is particularly interested in researching and writing about the experiences of women during the American Revolution. In addition to Mercy Otis Warren, he has written about Grace Galloway, the author of a famous Loyalist diary, and the Baroness Frederika Charlotte Riedesel, who left a vivid memoir of her experiences during the Battles of Saratoga. Jonathan currently works as a research editor for a leading geopolitical risk firm in Washington.
On March 26, 1772, The Massachusetts Spy ran an unusual item on page 3 of that day’s newspaper: an advertisement for a dramatic performance of The Adulateur at the Grand Parade in Upper Servia. Filling nearly half the page, the notice contained a list of dramatis personae and a couple of scenes from the play. In the […]
