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Will Monk

Will Monk

Will Monk lives in Mount Holly, N.J., which was briefly occupied by the Hessians in 1776 and the British in 1778. He earned a B.A. in political science from the University of Kentucky, and published Theodore and Alice: A Love Story (Empire State Books, 1994), a dual biography of Theodore Roosevelt and his first wife, Alice Lee. Monk is currently researching a biography of Alexander Scammell, adjutant general of the Continental Army.

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War at Sea and Waterways (1775–1783) September 17, 2020 September 15, 2020

Battle of the Saintes

We often think that the Siege of Yorktown, Virginia, and the surrender ceremony of October 19, 1781, was the effective end to fighting in…

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Culture, Historic Sites, People, Travel January 23, 2020 January 23, 2020

Henry Laurens and the Grand Tour of Europe

In the fall of 1771, the South Carolina rice merchant Henry Laurens sailed to Britain with his teenaged sons. They toured the countryside and…

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Culture, Features, Letters and Correspondence, People, Travel December 6, 2018 December 5, 2018

Henry Laurens in England, 1771–1772

On October 9, 1771, a ship arrived at the southwestern tip of England. The Earl of Halifax had spent twenty nine days crossing the Atlantic…

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Conflict & War, Features, Loyalists, Politics During the War (1775-1783) August 23, 2018 August 22, 2018

Communities Divided: Massachusetts, January to March 1775

On January 1, 1775, Charles Stockbridge visited his neighbor’s house in Hanover, Massachusetts, twenty five miles south of Boston. He heard a rumor that…

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Culture, Features, Letters and Correspondence May 22, 2018 May 21, 2018

The Love Letters of Alexander Scammell

One of our oldest known stories is The Odyssey, in which Odysseus travels from the Siege of Troy on various adventures to reach his…

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Politics During the War (1775-1783) February 2, 2016 August 28, 2016

Traveling to the Second Continental Congress

On April 24, 1775, Samuel Adams and John Hancock arrived in Worcester, Massachusetts, forty miles west of Boston. They hoped to find three more…

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Politics During the War (1775-1783) September 10, 2015 August 28, 2016

A Brief Guide to the British Government

We know the familiar figure of King George III, often portrayed by painters in either military uniform or his coronation robes. He is the…

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The War Years (1775-1783) November 11, 2014 August 28, 2016

The Twice Captured Lusanna

We often see books which boast of an “unknown story” or “secret history” of an era, and the American Revolution remains ripe fodder for…

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Critical Thinking October 2, 2014 March 20, 2015

The Myth of “Granny Gates”

Earlier this year the AMC network aired a new series, Turn, about the Continental Army’s Culper Spy Ring, based on Alexander Rose’s book, Washington’s…

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