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Arts & Literature, Features, Historiography, Myths and Legends, Reviews February 1, 2021 January 28, 2021

Review: Past and Prologue: Politics and Memory in the American Revolution

by Gene Procknow

Past and Prologue: Politics and Memory in the American Revolution by Michael D. Hattem (New Haven & London: Yale University Press, 2021) In his new…

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1. Bob Crothers Key to Victory: Foreign Assistance to America’s Revolutionary War

Several books about the battles of Saratoga and Trumbull's famous painting of Burgoyne' Surrender make reference to the presence of French Artillery at both Saratoga battles. This material had been…
2. Ernest abel Congress’s “Committee on Spies” and the Court-Martial Policies of General Washington

A part of American history unknown to most. Impressive scholarship.
3. Eric Sterner John Rutledge: Governor of South Carolina, 1779

Hi Wayne: It is a bit of a challenge and one I can't claim to have tackled. Honestly, if I was trying to answer those questions I'd probably ask you…