In 1614, a Patuxet lad named Tisquantum was kidnapped by English explorer Thomas Hunt. The Patuxet lived in what would later be called coastal Massachusetts, one of many bands spread out over scores of villages and towns collectively organized as the Wampanoag Confederacy. Tisquantum was never seen by his people again. Not long after the…
The World Travels of Tisquantum, Aka Squanto
January 27, 2022
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The Saving of Mount Vernon
January 27, 2022
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“I was painfully distressed at the ruin and desolation of the home of Washington, and the thought passed through my mind: Why was it that the women of his country did not try to keep it in repair, if the men could not do it? It does seem such a blot on our country.”—Louisa Bird…
Civil War Ironclads
The battle that changed naval warfare forevermore, the Battle of Hampton Roads, is one of history’s 10 greatest ship-to-ship engagements. No longer would wooden warships rule the waves. Armored, turreted ships with heavy rifled guns would dominate the seas for the next 75 years. Despite all the battle’s acclaim, the names of the ships and…
The Real Story Behind Bass Reeves—Wild West’s First Black Deputy Marshal (Ft. Roger McGrath) | Larry Elder
Dr. Roger McGrath details the life and accomplishments of one of the great lawmen and role models in U.S. History: U.S. Marshall Bass Reeves. McGrath discusses Reeves’s youth, his days as a slave before and during the Civil War, his escape to Indian territory, Reeves’s recruitment into the U.S. Marshalls, his many collars, Reeves’s friendship…
Trade Secrets: Crafts of the Colonial Era
The bustling streets of a prosperous town in colonial America featured a variety of homes, businesses, and shops. Many of these shops were run by craftsmen who performed every service from blowing glass to making furniture. In this colonial world, American craftsmen relied on an apprenticeship system. Boys served a master for around four or…
The Teaching of Citizenship
“Every man is called upon to be a statesman seeing that every man and woman, too, has a share in the government of the country; but statesmanship requires imaginative conceptions, formed upon pretty wide reading and some familiarity with historical precedents.” Thus wrote Charlotte Mason, a turn-of-the-20th-century British educator, in her seminal work, “Towards a…
Official: Young Dolph Slaying Suspects Have Criminal History
MEMPHIS, Tenn.—Two of the men arrested in connection with the killing of rapper Young Dolph had a history of violent crime, a prosecutor said Wednesday. Authorities also said that they have not yet identified a motive for the shooting. Young Dolph, whose real name was Adolph Thornton Jr., was gunned down in a daylight ambush…
The Scotland Witch Hunts and the Reign of Terror
What does the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution have in common with the witch hunts in Europe? More than you might think. It’s interesting that in our current climate with its wide cultural gap, “conservatives” denounce the Terror and “progressives” excoriate witch hunts. Yet, while apart in time and place, the events are…
It’s Time for Solutions
Commentary We hear a lot of criticism and concern about how anti-American ideas and socialist principles have entered the mainstream political conversation. These are merely symptoms of a deeper problem. Our citizens have lost connection with this nation’s founding principles—who we were before we became a nation, why we fought for independence, how our founding…
‘Join, or Die’: Ben Franklin’s Warning of a Divided America
Benjamin Franklin published “Join, or Die”—now considered to be the most famous colonial political cartoon—on May 9, 1754. It appeared in “The Disunited State,” an editorial in his Pennsylvania Gazette, which was the most successful newspaper in the colonies at that time. The symbolism of the cartoon’s fragmented snake is significant, and the message is…
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