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Critical Thinking, Law, People, Politics During the War (1775-1783) August 1, 2019 August 1, 2019

The Tragedy of Henry Laurens

by Gabriel Neville

It wasn’t really their fault, they said. Slavery, men of the founding generation liked to argue, was brought to the colonies by Britain. It…

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Features, Interviews May 17, 2019 May 17, 2019

This Week on Dispatches: Geoff Smock on Alexander Hamilton’s Childhood in the Caribbean

by Editors

In this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews JAR contributor and Seattle-area middle school history teacher Geoff Smock about how Alexander Hamilton’s difficult childhood experiences…

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1. Ken Daigler The British Naval Signals Missions of 1781

William, a very thought provoking article, adding yet more confusion to who was the “spy” in the print shop. However it does help explain why McLane was involved outside the…
2. Sandra B Elder “The Celebrated and Notorious” Ned Turner

Thanks for this information on the Turner family. I am doing research on the Towles family who were neighbors of the Turners, and the Abneys. I read accounts of the…
3. John P. Congress’s “Committee on Spies” and the Court-Martial Policies of General Washington

Thanks for this fascinating and well-written article.