Author: Kyler Burd

Kyler is a native of New Mexico and currently a graduate student at Arizona State University. He received his undergraduate degree at New Mexico State University. He is currently researching the lives and attitudes of siblings of the Founding Fathers. He is the descendant of no fewer than six veterans of the American Revolution and it was his interest in his family’s history that sparked a deep appreciation for the era. In addition to history, he writes as an independent sports journalist covering the Arizona Cardinals.

Critical Thinking Posted on December 10, 2020December 4, 2020

The Revolutionary Language and Behavior of the Whiskey Rebels

The image of a nation united in the aftermath of the American Revolution, content with hard-fought for and hard-won independence, is largely a grade school fairy tale. The early years of the American republic were often tumultuous, and competing conceptions of liberty meant that popular unrest was not uncommon. As it had in the period […]

by Kyler Burd