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13.1K4Politics and MilitaryHow the British Tortured Ethan Allen
Today we’d call it torture, but when the British tortured Ethan Allen in prison they called it ‘harsh treatment.’ On Sept. 25,...
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16.9KMassachusettsThe American Revolution Through British Eyes
The American Revolution looked much different through British eyes than it did to the rebels who claimed to fight for liberty and...
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7.7KArts and LeisureDexter Fellows – the Greatest Ballyhoo Man on Earth
The circus bug bit Dexter Fellows early in life. As a boy growing up in Massachusetts he attended the Buffalo Bill Wild...
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10.7KMassachusettsHannah Jumper, 75, Rampages Against Rum in Rockport
Over five hours one summer day in 1856, 75-year-old Hannah Jumper and 200 women rampaged through the streets of Rockport, Mass., smashing...
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7.3K1Arts and LeisureFat Culls, Gingerbreads and Outrunning the Constable – 10 Ways to Describe the Rich in Colonial Times
It’s a rich man’s world. It was as true in the 1700s as it is today, and there were plenty of colorful...
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9.0K5New England PlacesSix New England Places That Appear in a Novel
Practically any place in New England could become a novel, given the region’s strong literary tradition and distinctive landscape. Good writers tell...
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