Rick Britton (rickbritton.com) is an award-winning author and historian. With over 200 articles under his belt—the vast majority on the history of Virginia—Rick is also the author of Albemarle & Charlottesville: An Illustrated History and Jefferson: A Monticello Sampler (which was awarded a bronze medal at New York City’s Book Expo). He also teaches classes on the history of Albemarle County, conducts Civil War battlefield tours, hand illustrates maps for history books, and is a frequent radio commentator.
Because the heat was oppressive, and perhaps because the dinner and drink sat heavy in his gut, John Jouett Jr. curled up beneath the great elm in the yard at Cuckoo Tavern to catch a few winks.[1] Despite the revelry droning on in the background, “Jack,” as his friends called him, was soon fast asleep. […]
“It may be doubted whether so small a number of men ever employed so short a space of time with greater and more lasting effects upon the history of the world.” -British Historian George Otto Trevelyan After firing-off a few ineffectual shots, the Hessian pickets turned tail and bolted south into the small town of […]
