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Colonel Daniel Hitchcock of Rhode Island
byAs a collateral descendant of Daniel Hitchcock (first cousin, nine times removed), I have always been fascinated by the short but important life of…
Gaspee Affair
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Benoni Simmons: Long-Serving Hero of the American Revolution
byThe amazing story of Benoni Simmons’s military service in the American Revolution spans some fourteen years, perhaps the longest term of service by anyone…
Struggle for a Lighthouse: The Raids to Destroy the Boston Light
byIn the days following the British pyrrhic victory of Bunker Hill on June 17, 1775, Gen. George Washington, in his new role as commander-in-chief,…
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The Conspiracy to Destroy the Gaspee
byWith but few exceptions,[1] it has usually been surmised by historians that the 1772 attack on the Royal Navy schooner Gaspee was a spontaneous…
New JAR Series Book Just Published, Next JAR Series Title Announced!
byThe Journal of the American Revolution Book Series officially launched in 2016 with two books, Grand Forage 1778 and The Road to Concord. Between Amazon, Barnes…
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Next JAR Book: The Burning of His Majesty’s Schooner Gaspee by Steven Park
byOn this day, the 244th anniversary of the actual attack, we are thrilled to announce that the next book in the Journal of the…
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Revising the Gaspee Legacy
byThe Traditional Narrative of the Gaspee Affair Patriot fervor seemed to have cooled in the months and years following the Boston Massacre in 1770….