All posts tagged "Ben Franklin"
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1.1KConnecticutLuke 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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6.4KBusiness and LaborFive Heroic Moms in New England History
With Mother’s Day soon upon us, it’s a good time for a reminder about heroic moms. For much of New England history,...
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11.1KScience and NatureRosewater, Bezoar Stone and Unicorn Horn: Seven Colonial Remedies
Colonial New England had no shortage of illness and no shortage of colonial remedies. Our forebears left records of suffering with diseases...
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10.8K1Politics and MilitaryConnecticut’s Edward Bancroft Sides with the British in 1776 – Secretly
Connecticut physician Edward Bancroft had friends in high places. He was a former student and classmate of Connecticut’s Silas Deane, as well...
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