All posts tagged "frigate"
-
6.5KMassachusettsThe War of 1812 and How To Win When Outnumbered: Perspective
The past is a foreign country. Once upon a time I drove up through Maine and across the border into the wilds...
-
12.4K1Business and LaborThe Rise and Fall of the Fore River Shipyard
The Fore River Shipyard started out as a farm in East Braintree, Mass., when Thomas Watson bought it. Watson had loaned money...
-
10.5KMassachusettsJohn Quincy Adams’ Bad Boy Brother Charles
John Quincy Adams’ diary must have been irresistible reading for his bad boy brother Charles. John Quincy started his diary at the...
-
6.8K5ConnecticutOld Ironsides Earns Her Nickname
On August 19, 1812, the crew of the USS Constitution caught sight of the British HMS Guerriere at sea off Nova Scotia....
New From New England Historical Society
Read It Today!
To Top
Subscribe To Our Newsletter
Join our mailing list to receive the latest artciles from the New England Historical Society
