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The Tobacco Raid of 1779

In 1779, the war between Britain and its thirteen rebel colonies in America was in its fifth year without any prospect of resolution. Although the British had had several opportunities to defeat Gen. George Washingtons’ Continental Army, they were unable to deliver the decisive blow. Even worse, the American victory over Gen. John Burgoyne’s army […]

by Marc Drolet
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John Adams’s Love of Cider

It is not exactly a secret that John Adams was a fan of cider. The Massachusetts-born second President’s love of the drink has been mentioned before. He famously had a drink of it just about every morning.[1] But just how did he express this fondness? Obviously, there is no way to quantify how much one […]

by Jack Campbell