Posts tagged Independence
Philadelphia Summers and the U.S. Constitution
Philadelphia Summers and the U.S. Constitution

The summer of 1787 in Philadelphia was one to be remembered. In fact, it was in May that year that over 50 delegates from across the freshly independent United States descended on the city — ready to forge a path forward for the new nation. By the time summer was over, the U.S. Constitution was born.

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Max GreenhalghConstitution, United States Constitution, Constitutional Convention, Philadelphia, 1787, Early American History, Revolutionary War, Revolutionary America, Revolutionary Era Philadelphia, american revolution, Articles of Confederation, George Washington, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Independence Hall, Independence, American Independene, American independenceComment
Thomas Jefferson: Defining America, Chapter III
Thomas Jefferson: Defining America, Chapter III

I'm putting the finishing touches on the third chapter of Thomas Jefferson: Defining America. Here's a sneak peak at chapter three, which is tentatively entitled, Independence.

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Aaron KillianThomas Jefferson, Independence, Thomas Jefferson: Defining America, John Dickinson, John Adams, Second Continental Congress, Philadelphia, Summer, King George III, Olive Branch Petition, Declaration on the Causes and Necessities of Taking Up ArmsComment
Book Review: Common Sense
Book Review: Common Sense

The genius of Common Sense was that it gave voice to the collective anger and frustration felt by countless American patriots and it succeeded in spinning an already angry populace even further into the realm of tear-ass rebelliousness.  In order to get into the revolutionary spirit, I read it for the first time while on my recent trip to Yorktown, Virginia. 

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Aaron KillianThomas Paine, Thomas Jefferson, Edmund Burke, American Revolution, French Revolution, Common Sense, King George III, Liberty, IndependenceComment