tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post6734537988059525132..comments2024-03-14T13:25:20.613-05:00Comments on Boston 1775: Unlikely Events and Unlikely AlliesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-57741338976888105162010-01-04T08:39:39.112-05:002010-01-04T08:39:39.112-05:00I like the point made above. I think much of histo...I like the point made above. I think much of history is accidental - or, at least, the impact of events is seldom planned ahead, not to mention the impact of so-called acts of God.Rob Velellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14284492589098267999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-79617792019317704762010-01-03T21:20:30.404-05:002010-01-03T21:20:30.404-05:00Whoops, that should be James Aitken. His alias was...Whoops, that should be <i>James</i> Aitken. His alias was “John the Painter.”J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-20906034028625877912010-01-03T17:05:23.619-05:002010-01-03T17:05:23.619-05:00I meant to link these two books through the figure...I meant to link these two books through the figure of Silas Deane, America’s man in Paris early in the Revolution. He’s the “merchant” of Paul’s subtitle, setting up the relationship with playwright Beaumarchais. (I don’t know if he had any dealings with D’Eon.) Around the same time, Deane encouraged John Aitken to infiltrate Britain and try to burn down the naval shipyards, the topic of <i>The Incendiary</i>. Sorry for the lack of clarity.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-50860136191877149072010-01-03T09:02:40.984-05:002010-01-03T09:02:40.984-05:00Is the next to the last paragraph misplaced? Unle...Is the next to the last paragraph misplaced? Unless I'm missing something it seems like it's from another article.<br /><br />George LovelyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com