
September 2020 Readers’ Letters
Readers sound off about the 1777 Battle of Paoli, Pennsylvania, and Patriot hero Colonel Jonathan Eddy (or is it him?)
Readers sound off about the 1777 Battle of Paoli, Pennsylvania, and Patriot hero Colonel Jonathan Eddy (or is it him?)
Founding Father Samuel Adams knew what it meant to take it to the streets
Oddities from the 1787 conclave that created the United States of America we know
The first president's cool head and respect for science helped a young America survive smallpox and yellow fever
Readers sound off about World War II Japanese kamikazes and the (nearly) 14th colony of Nova Scotia
History of the Lone Star State connects the prominent dots and tells stories of the lesser known
The British bayoneted the Americans by the dozens and drove survivors from the field
History Channel miniseries follows the Virginian's path from British officer to Continental Army commander to revered first president
American painting style grew out of heroic scenes, martyrs' deaths, and massive historic murals
Overlooking a studied insult by Congress, John Stark rallied to the Patriot cause at Bennington in 1777
The American commander was pressured to hang a Redcoat officer in retaliation for a patriot's murder
After a slow start, Washington's spymasters used mathematics, chemistry, and sneakiness to turn the tide against the British
At the onset of the American Revolution the British and Americans each sought to sway New England settlers and First Nations tribes in Nova Scotia
First blood of the American Revolution was shed April 19, 1775, when the British marched out of Boston to challenge rebel militia
Benjamin Armstrong details early naval operations that set the precedent for future clandestine units and maneuvers
On terrain that favored his rifleman, rough-hewn American general routed overconfident British regulars