Stand your ground, don’t fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here. Captain John Parker “Nation Makers” by Howard Pyle (1902) Brandywine Museum As another Patriots Day slips into the raucous milieu of our national malaise and internal strife, I sit here gazing out my office window…
Charles Grey, Captain Alexander Chesney (1841). Oil on canvas. 76.5 cm x 63.5 cm. Ulster Museum, Belfast, United Kingdom. All artworks by Charles Grey are in the public domain. The artist, Charles Grey, painted this vivid portrait of Alexander Chesney in 1841. Grey painted with an intense sense of realism and he pays close consideration to…
Samuel de Champlain was able to maintain close relations with many Indian nations while he founded permanent European colonies in the new world. He lived among the Indians and spent much of his time with them, while he also helped to establish three francophone populations and cultures...Québécois, Acadien, and MétisFischer, David Hackett. Champlain’s Dream: The…
"By 1775 these four cultures were fully established in British America. They spoke distinctive dialects of English, built their houses in diverse ways, and had different methods of doing much of the ordinary business of life. Most important for the political history of the United States, they also had four different conceptions order, power, and…
Click Here The Bible in the early United States was, possibly the most distributed and read text in the former Thirteen British Colonies until the initial part of the nineteenth century. With that point in mind, this brief discussion considers the important research conducted by Eran Shalev in the book, American Zion, wherein Shalev analyses…
I was desirous to have a stroke at Tarleton- my wishes are gratified and have given him a devil of a whipping...General Daniel Morgan to William Snickers, 26 January 1781 “Daniel Morgan” by Charles Willson Peale (1794)National Portrait Gallery When considering the sordid history of the American militia, one finds a complex and sundry patchwork…
Udo J. Keppler, “And the Waters Were Divided.” Cartoon. Library Of Congress. During the tumultuous years of the early 1900s, America as a polity was seeking to grapple with and attempt to mitigate the negative externalities that occurred as a result of increased industrialisation, as well as urbanisation. The 1912 presidential campaign was a contest…
In the early hours of the 10th of June 1940, elements of the 51st Highland Division (51st HD) were hurriedly slogging through the ditches along the road headed towards the tranquil French fishing village of St.Valéry-en-Caux. The road was chocked with fleeing civilians. Scattered about were the remains of bodies and burnt vehicles, knocked out…
"I am perfectly willing to mislead and tell lies if it will help win...the war"Franklin D Roosevelt Click Here One must begin this inquiry by pointing out historian Matthew Sutton’ polemic critical theory inspired book, American Apocalypse: A History of Modern Evangelicalism, creates a narrative that dismisses the legitimate criticisms of Franklin D Roosevelt and…
Adolph Tidemand, Haugianere, 1852 The Denominational Diversity within early America, I stumbled across a fascinating article about the sect of Radical Pietism within the Backcountry of South Carolina, known as Weberites. Written from a secularist viewpoint, nonetheless Professor Moore does a decent job of maintaining objectivity. In the article he is building upon previous research…
Forced worship stinks in God's nostrilsRodger Williams Alonzo Chappe, The Landing of Roger Williams in 1636, 1857 CLICK TO WATCH Abstract During the discussion we will talk about one of this nation’s Foundering Fathers,’ Roger Williams. The notion of the separation of church and state found an early advocate within the fertile mind of Williams.…
Tempestuous Seas of Liberty 