Apr 26, 202421 min read
Washington in New York -- chs 27, 28 & Epilogue
CHAPTER 27: TRANSITION TO PHILADELPIA The Masters-Penn-Morris House at 190 Market Street in Philadelphia seemed palatial to George...
CHAPTER 27: TRANSITION TO PHILADELPIA The Masters-Penn-Morris House at 190 Market Street in Philadelphia seemed palatial to George...
CHAPTER 24: WASHINGTON D.C., THE ANTI-CITY Thomas Jefferson hated cities. Oh, he loved what they had to offer--fine food and drink, fine...
CHAPTER 21: “THE MOST BITTER AND ANGRY CONTEST" Thomas Jefferson arrived quietly in New York City on Sunday, February 21, and booked...
CHAPTER 19: FRANKLIN'S LAST PUBLIC ACT On his 58th birthday, George Washington supervised the move across town to his new residence, at...
CHAPTER 17: THE PRICE OF LIBERTY The day after George Washington delivered the State of the Union Address, Alexander Hamilton informed...
CHAPTER 13: GEORGE WASHINGTON SLEPT HERE If you’re staying at a bed-and-breakfast in New England and the sign over the door reads,...
CHAPTER 10: THE PEOPLE'S CHAMPION “A Complete Revolution In France.” That was the headline of the New York Daily Gazette, of September...
CHAPTER 6: RUMORS New York City was a hotbed of rumors in the spring and summer of 1789. The most persistent rumor was that a second...
The word "gospel" means literally "good news". Indeed, The Four Gospels are among the most celebrated books of the Bible, as they present the culmination of biblical prophecy dating from the days of Moses. What exactly is this "good news" To quote Christ Jesus, it is as follows: "Where two or more are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them" (Mathew 18:20). "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand:" (Mark 1:15); "With God nothing sha
CHAPTER 4: UNTRODDEN GROUND It seemed too good to be true. Alexander Hamilton’s two great passions in life--politics and economics--were...
We all remember Benjamin Franklin as a printer and newspaper publisher; as a wise, bespectacled American sage, who flew a kite and...
What this book does masterfully well is show how the president-elect Abraham Lincoln shored up northern morale in preparation for the...
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The day the House of Representatives achieved a quorum, on April 1, 1789, George Washington wrote to a friend: “(I feel) that my movement...
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It was the beginning of new era in the history of mankind. An otherwise ordinary man in ancient Egypt named Moses, had a meeting with...