America’s Swiss “Founding Father” – Albert Gallatin

Here is where we publish articles about the social, political and military history of American society during the Colonial and Early Republic Eras. Where we feel it is needed, we also examine the origins of the subject. From time to time, we will also publish articles regarding Living History interpretative skills.
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- May 5
- 11 min
Negotiator, Lawyer, Representative, Senator, and Commissioner - Littleton Waller Tazewell.


- Mar 10
- 10 min
Noah Webster - Father of “American” Culture and Image in the New United States

- Feb 12
- 12 min
The Old Southwest Territory and the Origins of Tennessee


- Apr 22, 2022
- 13 min
Captured by the Spanish – The Pike Expedition – Part 2


- Apr 8, 2022
- 18 min
Exploring the New Louisiana Territory: The Pike Expedition - Part 1


- Mar 25, 2022
- 12 min
America’s Unplanned Expansion – The Louisiana Purchase


- Oct 8, 2021
- 21 min
The War of 1812 – Part 8 - Diplomacy and the Treaty of Ghent


- Aug 27, 2021
- 27 min
The War of 1812 – Part 5 - The Attack on New Orleans


- Aug 13, 2021
- 18 min
The War of 1812 - Part 4 - The Southern Theater


- Jul 30, 2021
- 33 min
The War of 1812 Part 3 - The Chesapeake Campaign, 1814


- Jun 18, 2021
- 14 min
Provocation Toward War: The Chesapeake-Leopard Affair


- Jun 4, 2021
- 19 min
Jefferson’s Embargo Act and the Depression of 1807-11


- May 21, 2021
- 19 min
Tecumseh and His Indian Confederacy


- May 7, 2021
- 15 min
The Old Northwest Territory: America’s First Great Westward Expansion


- Mar 26, 2021
- 19 min
Building the Republic: National Banking and Finance


- Mar 13, 2021
- 13 min
Lotteries as Public Finance


- Feb 27, 2021
- 20 min
Dolley Madison: The Nation's "First" Lady.


- Feb 12, 2021
- 29 min
The Naval Act of 1794 and the Resurrection of the US Navy - Part II

- Feb 1, 2021
- 36 min
The Naval Act of 1794 and the Resurrection of the US Navy - Part 1