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Features, People, Postwar Conflict (>1783), The War Years (1775-1783) February 7, 2018 February 6, 2018

The Hard Service and Sufferings of James Dole

by Philip D. Weaver

In January 1775, James Dole of Troy, New York, joined a company of minutemen commanded by James Wells. It was armed and equipped in…

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1. Barbara Hobens Hamilton Versus Wall Street: The Core Principles of the American System of Economics

Sounds very in-depth but not mentioning General/President George Washington's first choice for Treasurer, the Founding Father Robert Morris, is puzzling.
2. Steve Darley Tapping America’s Wealth to Fund the Revolution: Two Good Ideas that Went Awry

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