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The British Evacuated Thousands of Escaped Slaves from America

Exploring the journeys of thousands of slaves evacuated by the British at the end of the American War of Independence

Oct 19, 2020

The British Evacuated Thousands of Escaped Slaves from America

Oct 19, 2020

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Lessons from History

The 18th-Century Action Hero You’ve Never Heard Of

John Bolton fought dangerous gangsters, survived being a hostage, then tried to save one of his captors from the gallows

Aug 2, 2023

Men fighting with clubs. Detail from Humours of an Election, William Hogarth, 1754. Wikimedia Commons

Aug 2, 2023

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Exploring History

George Washington Killed A Lot Of Foxes

What the first president’s fox hunting habit says about early America

Jul 29, 2020

George Washington Killed A Lot Of Foxes

Jul 29, 2020

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Exploring History

Ben Franklin’s Scientific Pen Pal

How science was conducted by letter in the 18th century

Jul 16, 2020

Ben Franklin’s Scientific Pen Pal

Jul 16, 2020

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Lessons from History

What Happened to Thomas Jefferson’s Escaped Slaves?

During the American War of Independence, thousands of slaves took immense risks in a bid for freedom

May 10, 2020

What Happened to Thomas Jefferson’s Escaped Slaves?

May 10, 2020

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Lessons from History

How did George Washington handle an epidemic?”

The founding father faced a disease that threatened to destroy the Continental Army

Apr 21, 2020

How did George Washington handle an epidemic?”

Apr 21, 2020

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Lessons from History

America’s First Traitor

Benjamin Church and the little-known politics of American Independence

Jan 9, 2020

America’s First Traitor

Jan 9, 2020

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Lessons from History

George Washington’s Money War

How finance almost lost the Revolutionary War

Nov 25, 2019

George Washington’s Money War

Nov 25, 2019

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UX Collective

Evaluating user experience for startup founders

At some point in your life as an entrepreneur, you’re going to have to look at wireframes or mockups. Whether or not you’ve had a hand in…

Oct 30, 2019

Evaluating user experience for startup founders

Oct 30, 2019

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The Startup

When Not to Go Native

How you might want to stop worrying about the App Store and love the web.

Oct 26, 2019

When Not to Go Native

Oct 26, 2019

Joseph Dragovich

Joseph Dragovich

I love to write history and tell the stories of the past. Author of Hawkhurst: Murder, Corruption and Britain's Most Notorious Smuggling Gang

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