A French “King of America”?
In the chaos of war, there are, and have always been, schemers who will try to take advantage of disorder to enrich themselves, either…
Jacob Duché: Mixing Religion and Politics During the Revolution
In a country in which one of the main constitutional principles is separation of church and state, it is counter-intuitive to find that there…
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Reconciliation between the Colonies and Great Britain—A Close Call
There were many attempts, before and during the American Revolution, to avoid armed conflict via negotiation, or to stop the war after it began….
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The “Hynson Business”—The Story of a Double Agent
Wars have a way of creating strange alliances, and the American Revolution was no exception. I encountered one such unusual relationship while researching my…
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Captain Lambert Wickes and “Gunboat Diplomacy, American Revolution Style”
The Continental Navy. Words that didn’t exactly strike fear into the heart of the mighty British Royal Navy. For most Americans, knowledge of the…
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The Canadian Patriot Experience
The American Revolution was in effect a civil war. It included all the heightened acrimony associated with one. In what became the United States,…
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The Strange Case of “Charles de Weissenstein”
Early one morning in late June 1778, an unknown passerby tossed a package of documents that clanged against the gate at Benjamin Franklin’s home…
Grace Galloway—Abandoned Loyalist Wife
Grace Galloway was living in a world of woe. The pressure had been building, and a little after 10 p.m. on August 20, 1778,…
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Patriots Turned Loyalist—The Experiences of Joseph Galloway and Isaac Low
In the American Revolution, as with most other wars, the winners write the history. As such, we have the term “loyalist” for those colonists…
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Analyzing the Founders: A Closer Look at the Signers of Four Founding Documents
Writing about Roger Sherman, the only man to sign our four most important founding documents – the Continental Association, the Declaration of Independence, the…
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Roger Sherman: The Only Man Who Signed All Four Founding Documents
Thomas Jefferson stood outside the halls of congress late one afternoon. And with the hand that penned the Declaration of Independence, he pointed across…
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William Bingham: Forgotten Supplier of the American Revolution
William Bingham. Does the name sound familiar to you? Some of the readers of this journal will recognize it. For many others, including myself,…