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One of the most famous and recognizable eighteenth-century newspapers is the October 31, 1765 issue of the Pennsylvania Journal, also known as the “tombstone…
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Within a decade of the passage of the Stamp Act, England and her colonies would go to war. The Act would have a profound…
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An armed conflict between British Regulars and armed Colonials prior to 1775? Oh yes, yes indeed. In fact this conflict raged for several months…
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The front page of April 18, 1765, Pennsylvania Gazette featured one of the earliest American printings of the Stamp Act. “Printed by B. Franklin,…
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Do you think there was a greater strategy behind most of the pre-war violence, or was it primarily raw emotion and vengeance? There…
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In 1765 Parliament instituted a Stamp Act for the North American colonies, which proved wildly unpopular from Savannah to Halifax, and ultimately unworkable. The…
During my recent book tour, the Stamp Act riot part of my talk generated the loudest audience reactions so I thought I’d re-purpose what…
“John Ashmead, Philadelphia mariner, had the unique distinction of performing one hundred voyages in a long, exciting, useful life. The accomplishment was never exceeded,…
In the 29 Aug 1765 Pennsylvania Gazette, three area printers leveraged the cursed Stamp Act as incentive to buy their almanacs.