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Constitutional Debate, Postwar Politics (>1783) February 18, 2021 February 23, 2021

The Admission of North Carolina and Rhode Island into the Union

by David Otersen

On November 21, 1789, the people of the state of North Carolina ratified the United States Constitution. On May 29, 1790, the people of…

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Features, Frontier, Postwar Conflict (>1783), Reviews, The War Years (1775-1783) June 3, 2020 May 23, 2020

George Rogers Clark and William Croghan

by Gabriel Neville

George Rogers Clark and William Croghan: A Story of the Revolution, Settlement, and Early Life at Locust Grove by Gwynne Tuell Potts (Lexington: University Press…

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The War Years (1775-1783) March 5, 2013 August 28, 2016

From Cuckoo to Charlottesville: Jack Jouett’s Overnight Ride

by Rick Britton

Because the heat was oppressive, and perhaps because the dinner and drink sat heavy in his gut, John Jouett Jr. curled up beneath the…

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