All posts tagged "Daniel Webster"
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11.9K7Crime and ScandalMurderous Joseph Knapp Inspires Poe, Hawthorne
On May 14, 1830 Joseph Knapp, Sr., of Wenham, Mass., received a letter from Charles Grant of Belfast, Maine, demanding $350. Otherwise,...
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9.2KbostonEat Like A President, Part II
In honor of President’s Day, the New England Historical Society brings you another guide to how to eat like a president. We...
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6.6K8bostonJohn Alfred Poor Takes a Sleigh Ride, Steals a Railroad
In February 1845, John Alfred Poor made an epic five-day dash through a blizzard in the White Mountains to snatch a railroad...
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6.3KBusiness and LaborA Cape Codder Among the Cannibals – Benjamin Bourne’s Fantastic Voyage
As word of the California gold rush reached Cape Cod in 1848, Benjamin Bourne decided he couldn’t pass up such a good...
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10.5K4ConnecticutNoah Webster Cures the Blues With a Spelling Book
Noah Webster might never have published his blue-backed speller if it weren’t for setbacks in his career and disappointment in love. In...
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29.2K2Politics and MilitaryFort Blunder, America’s Most Embarrassing Gun Battery
The storied gun battery known as Fort Blunder offers a lesson for civil engineers: Before you build, make sure your surveyors know...
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