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Valcour: The Most Important Unknown Battle of the Revolution
General Benedict Arnold
It was Friday, October 11, 1776. It was time to fight.
Near Valcour Island not far from the north end of Lake Champlain, lookouts were cruising out on the lake. As the sun rose, sentries greeted the distant hills...
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
[Earlier, I wrote about a long-ago movie. Today, with concern about the existential risk from artificial intelligence, to say nothing about climate disaster, another look might be of interest.]
A sweating man stands beside a newspaper prin...
I Die a True American: The Rise and Fall of Know Nothings
Bill “The Butcher” Poole was a gang leader in New York City during the 1850s. A prizefighter, he fought dirty and he terrorized voters at polling places. He was not a politician but a militant nativist and a proud member of the “Know Nothin...
Cape Cod and the Banana King
Lorenzo Dow Baker
I recently spent some appealing days in Wellfleet, a small village on the outer section of Cape Cod. Renowned as a picturesque spot with delicious seafood, the town is also connected to America’s favorite fruit — the bana...
We Shall Not Be Moved: The Peekskill Riot
Paul Robeson
On August 27, 1949, Ginny Hirsch steered her car toward a private picnic ground nestled near Peekskill, New York. Situated fifty miles north of New York City along the eastern bank of the Hudson River, the quiet town was to be...
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