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Chance encounter

August 8, 2020by Gene Procknow Leave a comment

Mother and cub foraging in Tahoe National Forest. All calm and peaceful. However, I hope the cub can fatten up to survive the winter.

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Peace and Poetry in Unexpected Places

November 16, 2019by Gene Procknow Leave a comment

Conventional wisdom is that hikers must travel well into the backcountry to find peace, serenity, and solace from everyday concerns.  However, this was not the case on a raw, overcast, […]

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Why Climb a Mountain Without a View?

September 17, 2019by Gene Procknow Leave a comment

On a stormy eve before a planned mountain climb, the weather report was promising – fair and sunny with little chance of rain.  The climbing reviews advised spectacular views from […]

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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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As Seasons Change

November 4, 2017by Gene Procknow Leave a comment

Originally posted on nature has no boss:
When the seasons change there is nothing more to do do but sit and watch the show. Because the show must go on.…

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General Richard Montgomery – “An American Icon”

June 5, 2017by Gene Procknow Leave a comment

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. […]

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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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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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Journal of the American Revolution Articles

  • A Revolutionary Guide to Arlington Cemetery
  • 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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