In June of 1775, with the Battle of Bunker Hill over, George Washington badly needed gunpowder. Rhode Island’s Abraham Whipple accepted a...
Historic boats are as much a part of New England as Revolutionary battlefields and old taverns. The region has a fascinating maritime...
Abolition, war and injustice have inspired tax resisters in New England since even before the American Revolution. And well after the American...
The New England roots of W.E.B. Du Bois shaped his thought and his activism, and led to his rise as a leading...
John Rowe was a prominent Boston merchant, socialite and politician at the time of the American Revolution. Born in England in 1715...
The Puritans were never known for their lighthearted play, and the Puritan leadership viewed colonial New England games with disgust. In the early...