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An Amazing Revolutionary Era Life Discovered!

February 2, 2022by Gene Procknow Leave a comment

Four years ago, I sat next to a dinner party guest and learned about an old journal passed down through generations by her family. The previously unstudied, but well-preserved journal […]

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The Turbulent Beginnings of Paper Money

November 18, 2020by Gene Procknow Leave a comment

Book Review Greenberg, Joshua R. Bank Notes and Shinplasters: The Rage for Paper Money in the Early Republic. American Business, Politics, and Society. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2020. With […]

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A visit to Vermont’s Mt. Ethan Allen

August 16, 2019by Gene Procknow Leave a comment

The Green Mountains are Vermont’s most iconic images which dominate the vistas almost everywhere in the state.  The second most iconic image is that of Green Mountain Boy Colonel Ethan […]

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You can read US Grant’s Memoir to study the Civil War but you will learn more about leadership and character!

September 8, 2018by Gene Procknow Leave a comment

Book Review Grant, Ulysses S., John F. Marszalek, David S. Nolen, and Louie P. Gallo. The Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant: The Complete Annotated Edition. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Belknap […]

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Revolutionary Leaders in the US Capitol Statuary Hall Collection

April 6, 2017by Gene Procknow 3 Comments

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 […]

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The Battle of Brooklyn – The Revolutions most under recognized and misreported battle!

March 5, 2017by Gene Procknow Leave a comment

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 […]

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Reconsidering Two Colorful Revolutionary Reputations

January 25, 2017by Gene Procknow Leave a comment

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 […]

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How do you know a Great Book?

December 26, 2016by Gene Procknow Leave a comment

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! […]

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Examining Intimate Revolutionary Relationships

December 7, 2016by Gene Procknow 1 Comment

Unquestioningly, people assume that intimate relationships among the sexes in Revolutionary America were what we commonly refer to today as puritanical.  Well that might have been the reality at one […]

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A Review: Why Not Taxation and Representation? A Note on the American Revolution

October 31, 2016by Gene Procknow 3 Comments

By Sebastian Galliani and Gustavo Torrens National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper 22724 October 2016  http://www.nber.org/papers/w22724   A Review Combining academic disciplines often lead to innovative and interesting new […]

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  • General Israel Putnam – Reputation Revisited
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