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reading the chernow alexander hamilton biography as a very casual fan of the musical and being a former apush student is actually a wild ride and i’m absolutely here for it. i never really focused on hamilton ever when i studied the revolution (i generally gravitated towards lafayette and john adams) but i can definitely understand why hamilton is thought of as such an important influence. i’m glad i didn’t give my copy of the book away after my high school friend who was a fanatic forced it on me

Gentleman Jack Whomst? I want to see a TV show about the Public Universal Friend

This genuine Revolutionary War Hessian hut is just one of many wonderful reasons to visit Dyckman Farmhouse.

Found near this historic house site, the tiny hut housed 6-8 German soldiers fighting aside the British during our war for independence.

Come to Dyckman Farmhouse in upper Manhattan and step inside the hut - see for yourself!

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Thanks to my partnership with Historic House Trust of NYC, a special visit inspired me to new heights.

I’m excited to see all 23 of HHT’s historic home sites across NYC’s 5 boroughs.

Travel 367 years of history right along with me! Check out their site https://historichousetrust.org/

A rare book about American crime.

Sometimes you just have to make very specific US history memes

Johannes Dillinger, Magical Treasure Hunting in Europe and North America: A History (London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012).
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Because Winter is coming this month, I thought this lovely painting would warm your hearts loves. “Winter Courtship” c.1900s by Anna Whelan Betts

american revolution meme || one document 

the declaration of independence  

“I don’t think most people are evil, I think most people are weak”. 

Episode 26 of the Podcast with Daniele Bolelli, a Historian, Author and Storyteller with his very popular “History on Fire” Podcast. 

it’s the man

Three woman during a windy day in the beach, Folkestone, 1906.

Here’s a photo from my history lecture on monday!

Today starts the finals grind! I seriously need to do A1 on all my finals and projects for this last stretch to try and improve my grades a bit. 🙈

Time spent studying: 27 min

- finished genre project 2; due Monday December 9 and still needs to be turned in

- started my psychology final paper ( I am hopefully gonna ask my professor a few questions about it today in class)

“Letter from George Washington to John Hancock,” 12/4/1775

File Unit: Letters from General George Washington, Commander in Chief of the Army, 1775 - 1784. Series: Papers of the Continental Congress, 1774 - 1789. Record Group 360: Records of the Continental and Confederation Congresses and the Constitutional Convention, 1765 - 1821.

In this letter to the Continental Congress, General George Washington passed along information he received from a sailor. It was believed that British General William Howe was sending people out from Boston who had been deliberately infected with smallpox, so that they might pass on the disease to Americans in the surrounding area. Washington believed this to be a form of bioterrorism.