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People, Postwar Politics (>1783), The War Years (1775-1783) October 10, 2019 October 11, 2019

Milton’s Odyssey: The Revolutionary and Post-Revolutionary Service of Georgia’s John Milton

by R. Boyd Murphree

Georgia’s fragile independence within the new American republic was shattered on December 29, 1778, when British troops attacked Savannah. Despite clear signs that the…

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Constitutional Debate, People, Politics, Politics During the War (1775-1783), Postwar Politics (>1783) February 11, 2019 February 9, 2019

The Dark and Heroic Histories of Georgia’s Signers

by Robert Scott Davis

Revolutions are complex multi-sided economic, political, social, and technological events. They begin as conservative movements. As each side fears losing, all of these different…

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1. Rand Mirante “The Modern American Wallace:” Relics, Revolutions, and Revolutionaries

Thank you for this excellent, well researched and well written piece, Shawn. Seeing the Wallace statue again reminded me of fishing years ago on the idyllic Tweed river, over which…
2. Douglas R Dorney Lord Rawdon at Camden—Giving a Victor His Due: Occupation and Pacification

On July 1, 1780, Rawdon wrote Rugeley that he would award " the inhabitants ten guineas for the head of any deserter belonging to the Volunteers of Ireland, and five…
3. David Price Ten Crucial Days, Five Crucial Factors

I think you're absolutely right, Bill - that's a point I make in the manuscript I'm working on that's a very extended version of the article. Thanks for your comments,…