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The participation of the French on the side of the newly declared independent American colonies is widely acknowledged as the factor that tipped the…
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Thomas Jefferson and Julia Child. Not two people you’d expect to be linked in history. But yet, indeed they are—as two gourmets who loved…
In the chaos of war, there are, and have always been, schemers who will try to take advantage of disorder to enrich themselves, either…
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Close the window. No, leave the window open. Cold night air can be toxic to one’s health. No, what’s truly toxic is stifled, fetid…
In the spring of 1775, Arthur Lee, the American agent in London, attended a dinner party at the home of John Wilkes, an outspoken…