Boston 1775

History, analysis, and unabashed gossip about the start of the American Revolution in New England.

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Friday, January 30, 2026

Knox Trail Commemorations on 31 Jan.–1 Feb.

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This weekend brings another set of commemorations of Col. Henry Knox’s artillery train, including a couple of events displaced by last weeke...
Thursday, January 29, 2026

America’s History Conference in Glen Allen, Virginia, 27–29 Mar.

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America’s History, L.L.C., will hold its thirteenth Annual Conference of the American Revolution in Glen Allen, Virginia, on 27–29 March. ...
Wednesday, January 28, 2026

“All occupations resemble one another in some way…”

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Back on 17 January, the New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie drew a historical parallel in an essay for his newsletter : Not since the B...
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Tuesday, January 27, 2026

“This rule narrows the concept of patriotism and patriotic education…”

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Back in September, the U.S. Secretary of Education, former wrestling entertainment magnate Linda McMahon, announced that “Patriotic Educatio...
Monday, January 26, 2026

Historical Signage Removed at Independence National Park

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Back in September , I shared news reports of the Trump White House complaining about signs at the Presidential House site in Independence Na...
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Sunday, January 25, 2026

“How should patriotic Americans think about political violence”?

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On 15 January, Prof. Johann Neem shared an essay titled “The Problem of Violence in Authoritarian America.” Here’s a sample: No American sh...
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Saturday, January 24, 2026

Talking about “The Spark” on The Object of History

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Last April I spoke at the U.S.S. Constitution Museum by invitation of the Paul Revere House on the topic “The Reasons for Revere’s Ride.” ...
Friday, January 23, 2026

“A Fine Train of Artillery” Talk in Cambridge, 29 Jan.

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On Thursday, 29 January, I’ll contribute to the discourse about Col. Henry Knox ’s artillery trek with the talk on “‘A Fine Train of Artil...
Thursday, January 22, 2026

Knox Trail Commemorations on 24–26 Jan.

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By this date 250 years ago , Col. Henry Knox had checked in with his commander, Gen. George Washington , in Cambridge . The artillery th...
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Wednesday, January 21, 2026

“Also embarked Colonel Richard Prescott”

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In late 1774 the British 7th Regiment, known as the Royal Fusiliers, was stationed southwest of Montréal, guarding the frontier of the Brit...
Tuesday, January 20, 2026

The Younger General Prescott

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Bibliography abhors a vacuum. Once William Tudor, Jr., suggested in print that “General Prescott” deserved credit for writing the 1774 pam...
Monday, January 19, 2026

“It was attributed to General Prescott”

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After the British army and the New England provincials went to war in April 1775, people stopped worrying about political pamphlets like A...
Sunday, January 18, 2026

“The supposed Author of a Pamphlet”?

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The pamphlet titled A Letter from a Veteran, to the Officers of the Army Encamped at Boston didn’t specify an author, printer , or place ...
Saturday, January 17, 2026

“To incense the Soldiery against the People of the Massachusetts Bay”?

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Yesterday I quoted from a pamphlet titled A Letter from a Veteran, to the Officers of the Army Encamped at Boston , which appeared in the ...
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