William Johnson

People, Prewar Conflict (<1775), Prewar Politics (<1775) July 27, 2020 July 25, 2020

Thomas Pownall: Formative Years of an Anti-Taxation Member of Parliament

by Bob Ruppert

Thomas Pownall, the eldest son of William and Sarah Pownall, was born on September 4, 1722 in Lincoln, England. His father, a country gentleman,…

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Features, Frontier, Postwar Conflict (>1783), Reviews, The War Years (1775-1783) June 3, 2020 May 23, 2020

George Rogers Clark and William Croghan

by Gabriel Neville

George Rogers Clark and William Croghan: A Story of the Revolution, Settlement, and Early Life at Locust Grove by Gwynne Tuell Potts (Lexington: University Press…

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