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Marinus Willett: The Exploits of an Unheralded War Hero
byMarinus Willett was born the son of a Quaker, Edward Willett, on July 31, 1740, in Jamaica, Long Island (now part of Queens). After…
Alexander McGillivray
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“The Chiefs Now in This City:” Indians and the Urban Frontier in Early America
by“The Chiefs Now in This City:” Indians and the Urban Frontier in Early America by Colin G. Calloway (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2021) BOOK…
The Politics and Iconography of Tammany in the Early American Republic
byOn the morning of Saturday, July 14, 1804 the funeral cortège for Alexander Hamilton proceeded northward to Trinity Church where the former Revolutionary War…
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His Majesty’s Indian Allies: 10 Notables
byIn many respects it was a sobering testament to Britain’s mounting resolve to suppress the Revolution at all costs. “It is his Majesty’s resolution,”…