James Barbour – Governor, Senator, Cabinet Secretary, and Diplomat

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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- Jun 16
- 17 min
"The Great Compromiser" - Henry Clay


- Jun 2
- 12 min
America’s Swiss “Founding Father” – Albert Gallatin


- 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


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

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


- Jan 4, 2021
- 17 min
Let Us Share a Bowl Together – Punch, the Forerunner of the Modern Cocktail


- Dec 4, 2020
- 8 min
George Washington's 1791 Southern Tour - Part 2: The Way Home.


- Nov 20, 2020
- 11 min
George Washington’s 1791 Southern Tour – Part 1: The Journey South


- Oct 9, 2020
- 12 min
America's First Political Factions - Federalists and Anti-Federalists


- Jun 5, 2020
- 10 min
Aaron Burr, Thomas Jefferson, and the Insurrection Act of 1807


- Oct 24, 2019
- 7 min
Alien and Sedition Acts: legislation that led to the defeat and destruction of the Federalist Party


- Oct 10, 2019
- 8 min
The Only Senator Ever Impeached by the House of Representatives


- Sep 26, 2019
- 7 min
The XYZ Affair and the Quasi War with France


- Sep 12, 2019
- 13 min
Defusing a Dangerous Situation - The Jay Treaty


- Aug 16, 2019
- 7 min
The Citizen Genet Affair: Foreign Influence in the Early American Republic