Ratification

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Economics, People, Postwar Politics (>1783), Prewar Politics (<1775) October 31, 2019 October 30, 2019

Isaac Roosevelt: Merchant, Federalist, Banker, New Yorker

by Keith Muchowski

On Saturday September 17, 1938 New York governor Herbert H. Lehman and 5,000 others assembled in Poughkeepsie to observe the sesquicentennial of the Empire…

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Postwar Politics (>1783) April 21, 2016 August 28, 2016

10 Things Pauline Maier Taught Us About Ratification and the Bill of Rights

by Ray Raphael

In writing Ratification: The People Debate the Constitution, 1787-1788, Pauline Maier hoped to create, in her words, a “Constitutional thriller.” She invited readers to…

Latest Comments

1. Keith Muchowski Creating Order: Rufus King and the Nascent American Republic

Geoff, you are indeed correct that the final third of Rufus King's life includes some of the most important and dramatic episodes. The scope of the JAR ends in 1805,…
2. Toni Cummings Longhouse Lost: The Battle of Oriskany and the Iroquois Civil War

I found your article very interesting and the facts told clearer than some other writings I have read. My ancestor Thomas Morgan, from the Johnstown, New York area, is said…
3. Josiah George Tides and Tonnage: A Different Take on the Boston Tea Party

Great article and information! Further delving into Gary's earlier question. Certainly Col. Leslie was apprehensive about sending soldiers down to the wharf during the event. In the days leading up…