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Critical Thinking, Myths and Legends, Primary Sources, War at Sea and Waterways (1775–1783) November 4, 2019 November 3, 2019

The Lewes Lighthouse Legend Re-examined and Re-interpreted

by William H. J. Manthorpe, Jr.

Those who write “local history” without documenting or citing their sources may as well be writing historical fiction. There may be some truth in…

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People, The War Years (1775-1783), War at Sea and Waterways (1775–1783) June 11, 2019 June 10, 2019

Jacob Jones: The Revolutionary Making of a Naval Hero

by William H. J. Manthorpe, Jr.

Today, Jacob Jones’s portrait as a naval officer hangs in the assembly room of the Old State House in Dover, Delaware. It honors his…

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1. Blakeney Adams The Fruits of Victory: Loyalist Prisoners in the Aftermath of Kings Mountain

Excellent article. Being from the Charlotte-Waxhaw area of North Carolina, I knew about the back story leading up to and about the battle itself. What happened afterwards was pretty vague.…
2. Thomas Cooney The Fruits of Victory: Loyalist Prisoners in the Aftermath of Kings Mountain

Excellent Article, Thank you. A visit to kings mountain is in order...
3. Douglas R Dorney The Fruits of Victory: Loyalist Prisoners in the Aftermath of Kings Mountain

Excellent article! It's beyond the scope of this work but it'd be interesting to see how many of these Loyalists rejoined the British. I have come across instances of some…