All posts tagged "American Revolution"
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665UncategorizedThe Rise and Fall of Cape Cod Salt
Around 1830, mothers on Cape Cod faced a vexing problem. Their young sons kept wearing out the seat of their pants. They...
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3.6KArts and LeisureA Revolutionary Thanksgiving in Sharon, Conn.
On a bitterly cold day in the winter of 1779, the Dr. Simeon Smith family celebrated a Revolutionary Thanksgiving in Sharon, Conn....
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4.6KNew HampshireThe Sullivan Indian Expedition: One Man’s Victory Is Another’s Ethnic Cleansing
John Sullivan led one of the most successful, least acknowledged campaigns of the American Revolution: the Sullivan Indian Expedition in the summer...
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3.0KConnecticutLuke Ryan, Ben Franklin’s Favorite Irish Pirate
Ben Franklin spent most of the American Revolution in Paris, negotiating an alliance with the French. But he had a side hustle:...
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7.6KPolitics and MilitaryCaptain Cook’s Endeavour, World-Famous Ship, Scuttled in Newport Harbor and Forgotten
On Feb. 3, 2022, Americans probably wondered why an argument broke out between Australian and American maritime experts over the possible discovery...
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6.4KMassachusettsHow George Washington Recruited a Whole New Army Under British Noses
George Washington had a problem he believed no one had ever encountered before. On January 1, 1776, the Continental Army would disappear...
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