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Blogs I like
- US History Site Blog
- American Founding
- American Revolution Blog
- American Thinker
- Army of Tennessee
- Chicago History Journal
- Civil War Top 100!
- Counterterroism Blog
- Draw the Sword
- Drudge Report
- Everything is History
- Founding Bloggers
- Freedom Writing
- Historic battlefields
- Historical Society blog
- History Is Elementary
- History Makes Time Travel Possible
- Publius
- QuickAid Airport and Airlines Directory
- Retirement Blog
- Retirement Information
- Saber Point
- Thomas Jefferson
- Travel and History
- US History
- What Would the Founders Think
- Wig-Wags
Civil War Blogs
- A Lincoln Blog
- Arkansas in the Civil War
- Bull Runnings
- Cenantua’s Blog
- Civil War Bookshelf
- Civil War et. al
- Civil War History
- Civil War Librarian
- Civil War Women
- Civil Warriors
- Crossed Sabers
- CW Books and Authors
- Hoofbeats & Cold Steel
- Old Virginia Blog
- Rantings of a CW Historian
- Renegade South
- The Trans-Mississippian
- TOCWOC
- Travel and History
- US History
- Wig-Wags
History Blogs
Resources
- American Civil War Homepage
- American Civil War Maps
- Best of History Websites
- Bibliography for Civil War Arkansas
- Black Soldiers in the Civil War
- Churchill Centre
- Civil War Book Review
- Civil War Generals
- Civil War Interactive
- Civil War Magazine Articles
- Civil War Message Board
- Collected Works of Lincoln
- Current History
- Digital History
- eHistory
- eHistory: Civil War
- Everything is History
- Founder’s Constitution
- Generals of the Civil War
- Gettysburg Discussion Group
- Historic NY Times
- History News Network
- History Nexus
- How to Read a Civil War Battlefield
- Jefferson Library
- Library of Congress Civil War Regimental Histories
- Library of Congress Online Catelog
- LOC: Civil War Resources
- Military History Links
- Old Magazine Articles
- Perseus Collection: 19th-Century American
- QuickAid Airport and Airlines Directory
- Research in Military Records: Civil War
- Retirement Blog
- Retirement Information
- Society for Military History
- Teachertube.com
- The History Guide
- Travel and History
- U.S. Army Professional Writing Collection
- U.S. History & Government Lesson Plans
- US History
- War of Rebellion: Official Records
Archives
Category Archives: American Revolution
Desparate Sons by Les Standiford
I’m reading a review copy of Les Standiford’s excellent Desparate Sons, a very well researched historical narrative featuring the people and events leading up to the American Revolution. In Desparate Sons most of the action takes place between 1765 and … Continue reading
Posted in American History, American Revolution, Congress, Constitution, US History
Tagged Desparate Sons, Les Standiford, Revolutionary War, Sam Adams
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The Patriot War – Part 3
Patriots Open a Second Front Along Michigan Border As noted in the last post on the Patriot War, Buffalo New York opened its arms to fleeing Canadian rebels in December 1837. Buffalo citizens pledged money and munitions to help the … Continue reading
Posted in American History, American Revolution, Patriot War
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Would today’s Tea Party have Opposed the U.S. Constitution?
David Sehat has an interesting commentary over at the CS Monitor concerning today’s Tea Party and the U.S. Constitution. The Federalists wanted a strong central government that could correct the shortcomings of the Articles of Confederation. Men such as Alexander … Continue reading
George Washington’s First War: His Early Military Adventures
George Washington’s First War: His Early Military Adventures, David A. Clary; Simon & Schuster; 352 p. George Washington was a brash, self-confident, driven, and often daring and dashing young man, he was also at times indecisive and prone to make … Continue reading
Too Late to Apologize: A Declaration…
Do I dare show this to my U.S. Studies Class? We are approaching the American Revolution…
Posted in American History, American Revolution, Teaching
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Ratification: The People Debate the Constitution, 1787-1788
Ratification: The People Debate the Constitution, 1787-1788 by Pauline Maier [Pauline Maier is the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of American History. She received her Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1968] In 1997 Alfred A. Knopf published Maier’s American Scripture: … Continue reading
Today’s Tea Party Isn’t Quite Like 1773′s?
I would generally agree with this pretty fair article by NPR, Today’s Tea Party Isn’t Quite Like 1773′s. The current Tea Party movement is not protesting the lack of representation like their 1773 counterparts who had no representation at all. … Continue reading
Posted in American History, American Revolution, Historians, Memory, Teaching
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No the Minute-Men Did Not Fight for Just a Minute
In my regular (general) United States History class when I asked if anyone knew why they were called “Minute-men,” a student spoke up and declared, “Why that’s cuz they only fought for about a minute before they ran.” He was … Continue reading
REVIEW: A Nation Rising: Untold Tales of Flawed Founders, Fallen Heroes, and Forgotten Fighters from America’s Hidden History
Kenneth C. Davis, A Nation Rising: Untold Tales of Flawed Founders, Fallen Heroes, and Forgotten Fighters from America’s Hidden History. HarperCollins, 2010. ISBN: 978-0-06-111820-3. Mr. Davis attempted to cover the first 50 years of the 19th century by following the … Continue reading
Posted in American History, American Revolution, Books & Reviews, Featured
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George Washington’s Whiskey For Sale?
George Washington was a brewer, well, a distiller. Not just that, he was the largest distiller of his time producing more than 10k gallons of whiskey in 1799 alone. As early as 1789 Washington wanted Americans drinking only home grown … Continue reading