UNALIENABLE RIGHTS
UNALIENABLE RIGHTS Hopefully, readers of my novels have found similarities between the struggles of colonial common men and those of today. The late Justice Antonin Scalia framed this continuing pr ...
The Colonial Recipe for a “FLIP”
Considering the fact that water was known to make people sick, the American colonies found safety in liquor. Colonial Boston was a peninsula slightly larger than one square mile in size. The town took ...
BANKS AND NATIONAL DEBT
BANKS AND DEBT Our Founding Fathers were keenly aware of the dangers of banks and national debt. The disputes between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson are legendary. However, their agreement on the ...
POLITICAL PARTIES and GEORGE WASHINGTON
It would be impossible for George Washington to be elected today. He is the only president of the United States to be elected unanimously. His leadership and judgment were proven and trusted. I fee ...
Tar and Feathers
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 Bo ...
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 ...