Outdated muskets continue to impact modern everyday conversations
Muskets may be old fashioned weapons of war, but they continue to uniquely influence our language today. Many times we unknowingly invoke idioms or sayings that refer to the use […]
Category Archives: History
Happy Bunker Hill Day! Charlestown Patriot Bridge Interview of Gene Procknow on the Battlefield Commander
June 17th is the 242nd anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill. The citizens of Charlestown commemorate the battle each year with parades and festivities. Each year they focus on […]
General Richard Montgomery – “An American Icon”
A Book Review Shelton, Hal T. General Richard Montgomery and the American Revolution: From Redcoat to Rebel. New York: New York University Press, 1994. Along with Dr. Joseph Warren, Maj. […]
Revolutionary Leaders in the US Capitol Statuary Hall Collection
The United States Congress authorizes each state to place statues of two people in the Capitol. These statues form the National Statuary Hall Collection. Most statues are placed in the […]
The Battle of Brooklyn – The Revolutions most under recognized and misreported battle!
My vote for the most under recognized and misreported battle in the American Revolution goes to the Battle of Brooklyn. Even its name is misreported as many historians refer to […]
Revolutionary Exploits of Francis Marion, The Swamp Fox
Book Review: The Swamp Fox – How Francis Marion Saved the American Revolution by John Oller (Da Capo Press, October, 2016) Books abound which assert various Patriot leaders at some […]
Reconsidering Two Colorful Revolutionary Reputations
Today, I am going to speak about two of our more colorful, but controversial revolutionary leaders. One is well known and one is not. Both of them entered the Revolutionary […]
How do you know a Great Book?
A sure fire way to answer this question is looking for books that sell more used than they did new. It is a simple measure of standing the test of time! […]
Early American History, Nature and The Human Spirit 