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Major André Popularizes Revolutionary Events
Historians today strive to interpret the past with a fresh, hip outlook. Long before there was talk about making history accessible and fun, Major…
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A Prisoner’s Poem: Philip Freneau’s Account of a British Prison Ship
Most veterans have an aversion to publicly telling their traumatic experiences, preferring instead to let sleeping devils lie. Philip Freneau, however, was a professional…
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Satirizing the Revolution through Popular Song
Think of Revolutionary War lyrics. Does a ditty about a dandified bumpkin out on the town come to mind? “Yankee Doodle” was just one…