Falcon Fans the Flames of Revolution: The Misadventures of Captain John Linzee
byAt the onset of the Revolutionary War, coastal towns north of Boston such as Salem, Marblehead, Beverly, and Gloucester were patrolled by British naval…
Marblehead
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Smoking the Smallpox Sufferers
byAt about midnight on September 29, 1792, Ashley Bowen and his young assistant, Tucker Huy, heard a carriage clatter up the Boston Road and…
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“The Americans Have Hoisted Their Standard of Liberty at Salem”
byThe skirmishes at Lexington and Concord are often considered the beginning of the American Revolution, a violent change in the controversy between Great Britain…
Tracking Down a Musket-Toting Woman
byRay Raphael just described how an Advanced Placement exam in U.S. History asked students to analyze what this image of a musket-toting woman said…
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Overlooked Hero: General John Glover
byDear Mr. History: I’m familiar with General John Glover and believe he is an unsung hero (except for Billias’s book over 50 years ago). …