A few links for the curious… The Empress Matilda (pictured on the left): more from the Dangerous Woman Project The New York Times covers the Straw Hat Riots Thomas Macdonough’s shipyard in Vergennes, VT Lake Champlain Maritime Museum Bernard Bailyn at Amazon William Cronon at Amazon

Commonplace Book for the Week of September 9, 2018

We believe that when people think historically, they are engaging in a disciplined way of thinking about the world and its past. We believe it gives thinkers a knack for recognizing nonsense; and that it cultivates not only intellectual curiosity and rigor, but also intellectual humility. Join Al Zambone, author of Daniel Morgan: A Revolutionary Life, as he talks with historians and other professionals who cultivate the craft of historical thinking.

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