Boston Port Act

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Features, Prewar Conflict (<1775), Prewar Politics (<1775), Reviews April 29, 2020 April 27, 2020

1774: The Long Year of Revolution

by Alec D. Rogers

1774: The Long Year of Revolution by Mary Beth Norton (Knopf, 2020) Although previous works have tried to draw attention to “The Missing 16…

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Critical Thinking April 18, 2014 April 17, 2014

Paul Revere’s Other Rides

by Ray Raphael

Myth: “The fate of a nation was riding that night,” Longfellow wrote. Fortunately, a heroic rider from Boston woke up the sleepy-eyed farmers just…

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