This is the grave of Paul Revere. Born in 1734 in Boston, Revere became an apprentice to his father, a silversmith, at the age of 13. He served briefly in.
This is the grave of Joseph Warren. Born in 1741 in Roxbury, Massachuestts, Warren grew up in the respectable class of his colony. His father was a reasonably well off.
Rob Parkinson, a colleague from my master's program many years ago, has a great editorial in the Times on the connections between the fear of slave revolts and American independence..
This is the grave of George Washington. There's one much one can say about Washington, so just a couple of points. 1) His choosing to step down from power peacefully.
This is the grave of Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg. Muhlenberg, a son of the founder of the Lutheran Church in America, was a Pennsylvania minister and supporter of the American Revolution..
This is the grave of Nathanael Greene. Nathanael Greene, Rhode Island's biggest contribution to the American Revolution, was born in 1742 in Warwick. He didn't do anything particularly unusual before.
The Tea Party isn't through tying their own insanity to Revolutionary War touchstones. A member of the conservative caucus that effectively forced House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) out of.
On this July 4, I embraced the fruits of this great land. Well, technically the fruits of our salt marsh ponds as I gorged myself on this pile of fried.
