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The War Years (1775-1783) February 20, 2014 August 28, 2016

Connecticut Yankees in a Pennamite’s Fort

by Thomas Verenna

“Living on the frontier is easy!” said no one, ever. Case in point, on July 3, 1778, over 100 loyalist rangers under the command…

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1. Anon The Sons of Liberty and Mob Terror

Extremely interesting, well-written article. Lots of food for thought. I believe I wouldn’t characterize the August 14 crowd of protestors as a “mob” or their activities as “terror”. Admittedly, the…
2. J. L. Bell The Sons of Liberty and Mob Terror

I fear that’s too simple a picture. There are plenty of examples of the political elites trying to rein in the ordinary people who made up the crowds, or at…
3. Gary Shattuck The Sons of Liberty and Mob Terror

Agreed. The action on the street was frequently orchestrated in the backrooms by the rebel "elites" as the lower classes found themselves duped, or "played," for a political purpose. There…