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Autobiography and Biography, Frontier, Native Americans, Reviews November 14, 2022 November 14, 2022

“No Man Knows the Country Better”: The Frontier Life of John Gibson

by Timothy Symington

BOOK REVIEW: No Man Knows This Country Better”: The Frontier Life of John Gibson by Gary S. Williams (University of Akron Press, 2022) The…

Pension Records, People, The War Years (1775-1783) April 28, 2021 April 26, 2021

The Revolutionary War Service of James Noble

by Michael J. F. Sheehan

When old Revolutionary War soldiers applied for their military pensions in the first and second quarter of the nineteenth century, they generally reported the…

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1. JOHN F MILLAR The Lonely Vigil of America’s First Diplomat

One tangible effect of Deane's work in France is that the brand-new 32-gun French frigate Le Lyon was donated to the Continental Navy in 1777, and given the name of…
2. Kim Burdick Misinformation Nation: Foreign News and the Politics of Truth in Revolutionary America

I hope we can get Jordan to speak at ARRTNDE! Thanks for your review, Don! Kim
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A well-researched article, that clearly demonstrates the difference between legend and documented facts. I truly love legends and believe they are important, but they are dangerous to rely on when…