Ireland and the American Revolution
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Reading Thomas Fleming’s fascinating article on “Celts in the American Revolution,” one is struck by the extent to which Scotland and the Scots informed... The post Scotland and the American Revolution...
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One of the great ideals of the American Revolution was the notion that political authority derives from the will of the governed. Of the... The post Alcohol to Zealotry: The Revolution A to Z (Part 1)...
View ArticleIreland and the American Revolution
There is no coincidence in the date that I sat down to write this article. Monday March 17th 2014 – St Patrick’s Day. Two years ago, I was in the middle of New York City to witness first-hand my...
View ArticleScotland and the American Revolution
A New & Accurate Map of Scotland from the latest Surveys (1760). Source: Raremaps.com Reading Thomas Fleming’s fascinating article on “Celts in the American Revolution,” one is struck by the extent...
View ArticleAlcohol to Zealotry: The Revolution A to Z (Part 2)
Continued from yesterday. Read A to Z first. M is for mobilization. Revolutionary authorities became masters of mobilizing resources at a local level to fight the war. The war debts for the...
View ArticleAlcohol to Zealotry: The Revolution A to Z (Part 1)
One of the great ideals of the American Revolution was the notion that political authority derives from the will of the governed. Of the key principles expressed by American revolutionaries, popular...
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