This is the grave of George Ross. Born in 1730 in New Castle, Delaware, Ross was pretty well off, the son of a prominent minister. There weren't a lot of schools, even for a smart kid, so mostly he was taught privately at home. His...
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This is the grave of Henry Laurens. Born in 1724 in what is today Charleston, South Carolina but was then known as Charles Town, Laurens grew up in an upwardly.
This is the type of history--you know, exploring what really happened instead of repeating bullshit myths--that leads to Chris Rufo demanding personal control over all of higher education. Because, you.
This is the grave of Henry Knox. Born in Boston in 1750, Knox grew up in mixed circumstances. His family was upwardly mobile, with a successful shipbuilder as a father. But the business turned and the father just disappeared in 1759, dying in the Caribbean...
This is the grave of Mercy Otis Warren. Born in 1728 in Barnstable, Massachusetts, Mercy Otis grew up in the relative elite of eighteenth-century Massachusetts, which really wasn't that elite..
This is the grave of Charles Lee. Born in 1732 in Darnhall, Cheshire, England, Lee grew up in a prominent English military family. His father John was a major general.
This is the grave of Deborah Sampson Gannett. Born in 1760 in Plimpton, Massachusetts, Deborah Sampson grew up with long Puritan roots that reached back to William Bradford. But the family had fallen on pretty hard times and her father probably abandoned the family and...
Martha Jones, one of our finest historians of the Black freedom struggle, has a powerful essay on trying to find evidence about the life of Abigail, the slave of John.
Happy Blow Your Fingers Off with Fireworks Day! On this great and glorious day, let's remember that one of the key causes of the American Revolution was whites discovering their.
This is the grave of John Trumbull. Born in 1756 in Lebanon, Connecticut, Trumbull grew up in the New England elite of the Revolutionary generation. His father was Connecticut governor from 1769-84, the only British governor to become a Patriot and remain in office after...
This is the grave of Thomas Nelson. Born in 1738 in Yorktown, Virginia, Nelson was part of the early Virginia elite. He was educated in England, graduating from Cambridge in.
This entire thread is incredible. The picture above: It's just John Adams fighting a giant snake. A thread of images from a Japanese illustrated history of America from 1861.Here is.