All posts tagged "John Singleton Copley"
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6.0KArts and LeisureSea Captains Carousing in Surinam
What happened in Surinam during the 18th century stayed in Surinam, until a painting called Sea Captains Carousing in Surinam surfaced in...
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9.3KArts and LeisureHow John Singleton Copley Painted John Adams’ World
John Singleton Copley painted exquisite portraits of individual New Englanders before the American Revolution. Put his pre-revolutionary paintings together (or visit the...
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11.1K1MassachusettsThe Great Puritan Periwig Controversy
Cotton Mather and Samuel Sewall were close and lifelong friends. They moved in the same Boston social circles, shared companions, dined together and...
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17.0KReligion and Social MovementsPersonal Ads and Swiping Right in 1680: Five Colonial Courtship Customs
The course of true love is never smooth, and in colonial New England young couples had many courtship customs to contend with....
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35.2K1MassachusettsSamuel Adams – The Last Puritan Fights the American Revolution Twice
Samuel Adams, the troublemaking firebrand who stirred the common rabble into supporting the American Revolution, became known as the last Puritan late...
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17.8K5MassachusettsJoseph Warren, The Patriot Who Might Have Made Us Forget George Washington
Joseph Warren, say some today, would have been the first president of the United States had he not been killed at the Battle...
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