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Michelle Porter

Michelle Porter

Having independently studied the American Revolution for over ten years, Michelle Porter freelances as a writer of Early American history. Her work has appeared in American Revolution Magazine. She is a published poet, and has taken extensive coursework on writing pop song and Broadway lyrics. Michelle is currently completing her AAS in Library Science.

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Arts & Literature October 3, 2016 September 17, 2016

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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Primary Sources May 3, 2016 May 13, 2016

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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Arts & Literature March 16, 2016 August 28, 2016

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…

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