by Martin
Readers who enjoyed the saga of Marshal Pierce will find this correspondence culled from the National Archives facility in College Park of interest. Pierce was not without friends in high places.
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by Martin
A visit to Gunston Hall, home of forgotten Founder George Mason, one of the architects of the Constitution, and one of three Convention attendees who didn't sign the document.
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by Martin
by Martin
A trip to Monticello yields a bountiful harvest of information about Jefferson and his horticultural hobby. Pat, the "vegetable gardener" (really more of a historian) skips lunch to talk to Martin about the Monticello garden, past and present.
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by James D. Best
The Constitutional Convention was an astonishing accomplishment. Some say it was a miracle. The members of the convention surmounted numerous hurdles - including agreeing to exceed the bounds of their instructions from Congress. Bearing the heat, flies, and short tempers, the delegates pounded through numerous debates and arrived at a consensus.
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by Martin
A trip to the national portrait gallery made me fall in love with Rosalba Peale. This picture made the visit to the museum all by itself.
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by Marcia
The author of God of Liberty amassed an enormous amount of research about the role of religious belief in the founding of the American nation. His book explores the principles of public spirituality and their connection to the success of American civil society. His message is straight forward: the political left’s determination to drive religion out of the public square is not supported by the Constitution, by statements made by the Founders, or by the historical record.
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by Martin
It was 1812 and America was on the brink of war with her erstwhile parent, Great Britain. Reading through the Niles Register of that year gives one a real sense of the mood of the American people. Although some of the patriotic fervor was short-lived, and some began to dub it "Mr. Madison's War", in early 1812, Americans were plenty ticked. This letter from English pamphleteer William Cobbett to the Prince Regent, illustrates one of the reasons for America's pugnacious attitude, the continued impressment of its citizens by the British Royal Navy.
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by Erich
The connection between virtue and the future of the republic was cited often by the Founders. Without belief in God and his commandments to temper the natural weaknesses of human nature, neither liberty nor the republic would long endure.
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by Martin
Blogger/Historian Anna The Imp, from across the pond, has a great article on the complexities of the British position on America's Civil War.
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