Thomas Ditson: Puritan to Bumpkin to Patriot
byThe status of Thomas Ditson, Jr., as a minor hero of the American Revolution has more to do with the perception that he was…
The status of Thomas Ditson, Jr., as a minor hero of the American Revolution has more to do with the perception that he was…
The image of a nation united in the aftermath of the American Revolution, content with hard-fought for and hard-won independence, is largely a grade…
According to the Virginia Gazette between 400 and 500 merchants gathered in Williamsburg in early November 1774 and “voluntarily and generally signed” the Continental…
1. Myth: Tarring and feathering could be fatal. Busted: The notion that hot tar caused severe, sometimes fatal burns is based on the assumption…