All posts tagged "diaries"
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12.3K1Arts and LeisureElizabeth Ellet Writes Women Into the History of the Revolution, Infuriates Edgar Allan Poe
Elizabeth Ellet recorded the lives of the women of the American Revolution – and meddled in the life of Edgar Allan Poe....
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81.6K6Crime and ScandalMary Hellen Picks the Wrong Son of John Quincy Adams
Mary Hellen had her pick of John Quincy Adams’ three sons. She chose the wrong one. She was Louisa Adams’ niece, the...
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7.7K7MassachusettsHow Henry David Thoreau Studied Climate Change (Without Realizing It)
Henry David Thoreau studied climate change unintentionally when he recorded in his journal the exact dates that plants, shrubs and trees blossomed...
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13.7K5ConnecticutAt 24, George Washington in New London Causes a Stir
As a 57-year-old president, he made a sensation on his journey through New England, but even at 24 George Washington in New...
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16.3K15Politics and MilitaryEat Like a President – The Founding Fathers’ Guide to New England Taverns
The first five U.S. presidents, the founding fathers, were all veteran travelers in New England. And in their travels, they left behind...
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5.6KbostonAnna Green Winslow Reports Aunt Sukey is Pregnant and the Groaning Cake is Made
Anna Green Winslow was a lively 12-year-old schoolgirl in pre-Revolutionary Boston who wrote to her mother about much of what she did....
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