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The Washington Monument
It’s the most famous room in the world. It’s where Presidents address the nation, especially in times of crisis. It’s the room where...
Sep 25, 20217 min read
The Spirit of '76
Why did the American Revolution succeed while so many revolutions that followed result in so much bloodletting? The answer is not that...
Sep 25, 20212 min read
The Second Great Awakening
Tents going up on the edge of town. Overflowing crowds, and preachers shouting fire and brimstone, and everyone half-expecting the skies...
Sep 25, 20212 min read
The Great Awakening
It was after the American Revolution, after everything had been settled and the future of the new republic looked promising. Thomas...
Sep 25, 20212 min read
An Evening to Remember
If you've ever dreamed of spending an evening chatting with one the Founding Fathers, have I got a book for you. The title sounds...
Sep 24, 20213 min read
How Lincoln won the War with Words
Washington D.C., March 4, 1861 -- Imagine the man being administered the Presidential oath is not Abraham Lincoln but Jefferson Davis....
Sep 24, 20219 min read
How the Scots Invented the United States
The Scots invented the United States. The Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution, the free-market economy:...
Sep 24, 20214 min read
George Washington Spends Christmas in New York
Saturday, December 12, 1789 -- A coach departs the Executive Mansion at 1 Cherry Street in New York City and heads into the farm country...
Sep 16, 20217 min read
Mr. Jefferson Builds His Dream House
It was not the Monticello we know today. The house Thomas Jefferson returned to in 1789--after four years in France--was not that much...
Sep 16, 20214 min read
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