A Donkey, A Suit, and a Quixote for George Washington
byAt the beginning of March 1777, Arthur Lee, a delegate to the United States Congress, urgently requested to meet with the Marquis de Grimaldi,…
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The Impeachment of Senator William Blount—the First in American History
byIt is easy to suggest that William Blount made no significant contribution to the development of the United States. His achievements, although not negligible,…
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Texas and the American Revolution
byIn discussions on the American Revolutionary War, the contributions of Texas are seldom brought up.[1] But in the 1770s, Texas, inhabited by Spaniards and…
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The Perfect Storm: Bernardo de Gálvez and the Gulf Coast Campaign
byOne of the genuine pleasures of research is the discovery of someone whose contributions are barely noticed in classroom histories, but without whom, events…