All posts tagged "philosophy"
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3.0KMassachusettsJohn Adams Gets Into Harvard, Barely
As a terrified applicant to Harvard, 15-year-old John Adams showed few signs of becoming a Founding Father, diplomat, statesman and president of...
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9183Massachusetts6 Famous Franco-American Writers from New England
Let's face it, Franco-American writers never receive their due. They tend to get pigeonholed as regional writers, and they can't take advantage...
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1.6K1MassachusettsThe 18 Patriots Condemned to Death – Who Wouldn’t Die
On September 19, 1774, New England was in a state of alarm. British troops had, on September 1, seized a store of...
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1.4K1Rhode IslandThe Mysterious 1644 Portrait of Roger Williams
A portrait of Roger Williams is easy to sketch in words: Baptist minister banished from Massachusetts, founding father of Rhode Island and...
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7451MaineSamuel Williams Watches an Eclipse From Behind British Lines in 1780
The American Revolution was on in 1780, but that didn’t stop Harvard professor Samuel Williams from venturing behind British lines in Maine...
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2.2KMassachusettsThe Two Loves of Louisa May Alcott
Before Louisa May Alcott wrote Little Women, she wrote a book about a young girl named Sylvia in love with an intellectual...
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12.0K5MaineThe 6 Oldest Public High Schools in New England
The oldest public high schools in the United States all stand in New England, probably because the Puritans believed in educating children...
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9.6K15Maine6 of the Oldest Houses in New England
To make a claim for the oldest house in New England is to invite controversy. There are plenty of very old houses...
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3.6K9New HampshireThomas Edison Tries To Go Camping in New Hampshire
In the summer of 1919, Thomas Edison went camping in New Hampshire with three of his closest friends: naturalist John Burroughs, automaker...
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2.6K4MaineJames Healy, Portland’s African-American Bishop Who Passed for White
James Healy, born a slave, became the Roman Catholic bishop of Portland and founder of the Diocese of Manchester in the late...