Clark versus Livingston: Pettiness, Paper Money, and Elections
byJohn Adams said of his Whig contemporaries that they had views as “various as the Colors of their Cloths.”[1] Such was the paradigm in…
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Annis Boudinot Stockton: The Poet and the General
by“Permit me to thank you, in the most affectionate manner, for the kind wishes you have so happily expressed for me and the partner…
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First in Emotional Intelligence: George Washington During the Newburgh Conspiracy
byGeneral George Washington stood in front of his assembled officers, reading glasses in hand, and stated, “Gentlemen, you will permit me to put on…
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If George Washington had not Run for President . . . ?
byThis month we asked our contributors: If George Washington had not run for President in 1789, who would you like to have had as…
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Officers Who Never Saw Combat
byWe asked our contributors, “Who is your favorite military officer that never saw any combat?” The intent was to showcase officers who saw no…
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A Chink in Britain’s Armor: John Paul Jones’s 1778 Raid on Whitehaven
byJohn Paul Jones has earned enduring fame in American history for his sailing and fighting exploits during the American Revolution. His influence on the…
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Elias Boudinot IV: America’s First Commissary General of Prisoners
by“The prisoner of war is one of the most tragic figures in any conflict.”Larry G. Bowman[1] Various studies have placed the number of Americans…