Author: Sam Short

Sam Short is an Instructor of History with Motlow State Community College in Smyrna, Tennessee. Sam started teaching with Motlow in 2022 after working as an adjunct for multiple community colleges in Tennessee. He earned his BA in History from Middle Tennessee State University in 2016 and his MA in History from University College London in 2018. His interest in the American Revolution began with his teaching career in 2019.

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Facing Washington’s Crossing: The Hessians and the Battle of Trenton

BOOK REVIEW: Facing Washington’s Crossing: The Hessians and the Battle of Trenton by Steven Bier (Yardley, PA: Westholme Publishing, 2025) $35.00 Steven Bier’s Facing Washington’s Crossing: The Hessians and the Battle of Trenton recounts the tale of the Hessian regiments during the American Revolution as they leave their home of Hessen-Kassel, crossing the Atlantic to […]

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The Traitor’s Homecoming: Benedict Arnold’s Raid on New London

BOOK REVIEW: The Traitor’s Homecoming: Benedict Arnold’s Raid on New London, Connecticut, September 4-13, 1781 by Matthew E. Reardon. (El Dorado Hills, CA: Savas Beatie, 2024.) Hardcover $35.95 Matthew E. Reardon gives scholarship on the traitor Benedict Arnold a new addition with his 2024 work, The Traitor’s Homecoming: Benedict Arnold’s Raid on New London, Connecticut, […]

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Ordinary Greatness: A Life of Elias Boudinot

BOOK REVIEW: Ordinary Greatness: A Life of Elias Boudinot by Andrew Farmer (American Bible Society, 2022) Paperback $17.95, eBook $9.99. Andrew Farmer’s Ordinary Greatness: A Life of Elias Boudinot examines one of nation’s lesser-known Founding Fathers with particular emphasis given to his career as it concerns his relationship with George Whitefield, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, […]

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