Capt. John Hull made frequent trips between America and England as early as the 1680s. He ran a profitable line of ships...
In the 1770s, as America pressed toward revolution, there was still time for leisure – for the wealthy, at least. And the...
When Salem, Mass. comes up in conversation, many historic topics come to mind. The infamous witch trials. The China trade. The House...
In December of 1775, the Continental Congress gave Esek Hopkins eight sailing ships and a set of orders to clear the British...
The British occupation of Newport, R.I. in 1776 made a lot of sense. Newport was a wealthy town. Years of wide-ranging international...
The most detailed eyewitness account of the Battle of Bunker Hill was written by a private named Peter Brown, who enlisted right...