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Arts & Literature, Critical Thinking, Historiography, People, Postwar Politics (>1783) October 28, 2021 October 20, 2021

Justice, Mercy, and Treason: John Marshall’s and Mercy Otis Warren’s Treatments of Benedict Arnold

by Rand Mirante

In the early years of the nineteenth century, the founders of the new American Republic were lurching forward from the shockingly successful outcome of…

People, Political Philosophy September 22, 2021 September 21, 2021

Lord Bolingbroke: A Tory Thinker that Jefferson Truly Admired

by Haimo Li

Jefferson scholars all knew that Thomas Jefferson often disparaged the label “Tory” in his political writings. For Jefferson, being called a Whig would signify…

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1. David Price Ten Crucial Days, Five Crucial Factors

I think you're absolutely right, Bill - that's a point I make in the manuscript I'm working on that's a very extended version of the article. Thanks for your comments,…
2. Bill Welsch Ten Crucial Days, Five Crucial Factors

David! Great article. Thanks. I always think of luck when I hear contingency. A fancier term. I’ve stressed luck on my tours. I would add what I consider another example…
3. Bill Welsch Perspectives on the Ten Crucial Days of the Revolution

Hi Folks, I posted this comment under the wrong article from David. Please delete, and I will add it to the correct place. Thanks Bill