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Placing the American Revolution in Global Perspective

June 21, 2016by Gene Procknow Leave a comment

By Steven Pincus Sometime in 1766 or 1767, Ezra Stiles, the popular minister of Newport, Rhode Island, and the future president of Yale College, catalogued the “struggles for liberty and […]

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American Revolution, Liberty and Freedom, Uncategorized

Smok’n in Bradford

May 14, 2016by Gene Procknow Leave a comment

 Faint reminders of faded prosperity No one walking, no cars on the street Zippos inspired rooms Sorry for the smell, others demand it Converted Carnegie library Beefeater guarding the entrance  […]

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Liberty and Freedom, Poetry

Revolutionary Meritorious Marylanders

March 6, 2016by Gene Procknow 1 Comment

Washington’s Immortals The Untold Story of an Elite Regiment that Changed the Course of the Revolution by Patrick K. O’Donnell Atlantic Monthly Press 2016 There are few full length histories […]

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Self Discovery in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom

January 10, 2016by Gene Procknow Leave a comment

On the surface it is a simple, oft told story about family, enjoying outdoor sports, baseball and coming of age. However, Howard Frank Mosher’s new novel, God’s Kingdom provokes deeper […]

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Liberty and Freedom, Vermont, Wilderness

Silence is Dangerous

December 12, 2015by Gene Procknow 1 Comment

Normally this blog confines itself to topics in the 18th Century with occasional interspersed leadership ideas and random poetry.  However, the significant popular support for Donald Trump’s recent call to […]

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Liberty and Freedom

The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution 1783-1789

November 15, 2015by Gene Procknow Leave a comment

Joseph Ellis, the Pulitzer Prize winning historian is the author of a new book chronicling the period after the American Revolution up to the enactment of the US Constitution in […]

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American Revolution, Leadership, Liberty and Freedom

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  • After Yorktown
  • Articles in the Journal of the American Revolution
  • British Fascination with Ethan Allen
  • Burnishing Revolutionary Reputations
  • Did Generals Mismange the Battle of Brooklyn?
  • Ethan Allen: Patriot, Land Promoter or Turncoat?
  • Franklin's Failed Diplomatic Mission
  • General Israel Putnam – Reputation Revisited
  • Independence Lost – Lives on the Edge of the American Revolution
  • Inventing Ethan Allen
  • Lafayette – incisive or ascerbic
  • The Best Biographies of the Continental Army Major Generals
  • The British Won the American Revolution
  • Top Five Foreign Continental Army Officers
  • Top Ten American Loyalist Officers
  • Who Led the Green Mountain Boys

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