Driven by the Past
A Road Trip through our National Parks
Monday, September 12, 2016
Notes from the Road, September 12, 2016
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This past week, I drove (and bicycled) to more 19 th century historical sites. Last Monday, I went to Ford’s Theater where Lincoln was ass...
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Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island National Monument, New York and New Jersey
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I went to a birthday party on August 25 th and fell in love with a French woman. I have seen her several times over the years, but this ti...
Monday, September 5, 2016
Notes from the Road, September 5, 2016
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As I write this, a brilliant sunset is unfolding over Washington D.C., with clouds left over from the Hurricane Hermine reflecting the dyin...
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Fort Stanwix National Monument, Rome New York
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The first year of the war went well for the patriots. They had chased the British out of Boston and almost captured Canada. King George res...
Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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It was one thing for a group of hotheads in Massachusetts to start shooting at the Redcoats in response to the Intolerable Acts and the Bos...
Monday, August 29, 2016
Minute Man National Historical Park at Concord, Massachusetts
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“Lay down your arms, ye damned rebels, lay down your arms!” With that terse warning from Major Pitcairn of the British Army, his guard of 1...
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