Tar and Feathers
In a time of civil uproar, we sadly hear cries of "defund the police". Imagine living in a town with no police force whatsoever. That was the unfortunate reality in colonial Boston. I invite you to vi ...
April 20, 1775: The Redcoat Army Retreated to Charlestown
On April 19, 1775, 700 British regulars, led by Lt. Col. Francis Smith and marine Maj. John Pitcairn, invaded the countryside intending to confiscate rebel artillery hidden in Concord. On the way, th ...
Lexington 1775: “Let It Begin Here”
On this date in 1775, 240 redcoats, part of the 700 troops headed for Concord, diverted to Lexington Green. They confronted less than 80 Lexington militiamen, led by Captain John Parker, who had been ...
Mount Whoredom – 18 April 1775
Since both Sam Adams and John Hancock had departed Boston weeks earlier to avoid arrest by Royal Governor Thomas Gage, Dr. Joseph Warren was now the leader of Patriots and the Sons of Liberty in town. ...
Sam Adams – The Beginning
In my opinion Sam Adams is arguably the reason the United States of America exists today. Unlike his cousin, John Adams, and many others, Sam Adams was not a nation builder. His gift to our creation w ...
The Stamp Act 1766
In 1765, for the first time the British Crown had imposed a direct tax on the American colonies. This was not accepted well. In my first novel, Snug Harbor Tavern: Shaggin' for a Shillin', my objectiv ...