Here is where we publish articles about the social, political and military history of American society during the Colonial and Early Republic Eras. Where we feel it is needed, we also examine the origins of the subject. From time to time, we will also publish articles regarding Living History interpretative skills.
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The Marquis de Lafayette Tours Hampton Roads
America's First "War Between the States" - 1835-1836
James Barbour – Governor, Senator, Cabinet Secretary, and Diplomat
"The Great Compromiser" - Henry Clay
America’s Swiss “Founding Father” – Albert Gallatin
Negotiator, Lawyer, Representative, Senator, and Commissioner - Littleton Waller Tazewell.
Noah Webster - Father of “American” Culture and Image in the New United States
The War of 1812 – Part 8 - Diplomacy and the Treaty of Ghent
The Naval Act of 1794 and the Resurrection of the US Navy - Part 1
Let Us Share a Bowl Together – Punch, the Forerunner of the Modern Cocktail
George Washington's 1791 Southern Tour - Part 2: The Way Home.
George Washington’s 1791 Southern Tour – Part 1: The Journey South
America's First Political Factions - Federalists and Anti-Federalists
Aaron Burr, Thomas Jefferson, and the Insurrection Act of 1807
Alien and Sedition Acts: legislation that led to the defeat and destruction of the Federalist Party
The Only Senator Ever Impeached by the House of Representatives
The XYZ Affair and the Quasi War with France
Defusing a Dangerous Situation - The Jay Treaty
The Citizen Genet Affair: Foreign Influence in the Early American Republic