A daughter of the Puritans led two lives. One, a happy ordinary life of a New England girl filled with school, friends,...
Capt. John Hull made frequent trips between America and England as early as the 1680s. He ran a profitable line of ships...
It’s an oft-told story about the Jewish immigrant who rose from poverty on New York’s Lower East Side to prominence through hard...
In 1743, religious enthusiasts ignited a bonfire of the vanities on the docks of New London, Conn. Their deranged leader, James Davenport,...
In 1844, Florida slave-holders believed Jonathan Walker deserved the punishment of a branded hand. Walker, after all, had tried to steal seven...
Robert Roberts moved comfortably among Boston’s Brahmin class, not as an equal but as an African-American servant. He was good at his...