Tag Archives: American Revolution

The Sound of Freedom

Posted on July 6, 2024 by theamericanplutarch

My community allows unrestricted fireworks of any type on July 3 and 4 until 11:00 p.m. Many people complain but those who enjoy shooting them off and making noise late at night argue that it is the “sound of freedom,” … Continue reading →

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The Mysterious Love of God

Posted on June 20, 2022 by theamericanplutarch

As the War for Independence drew to a close in 1783, leaving so much death and destruction in its wake, it gave pause to many thinkers of the time as to the role of God in such affairs: was God’s … Continue reading →

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Ebenezer Hazard, Jeremy Belknap, and the American Revolution

Posted on November 9, 2020 by theamericanplutarch

My book, “Ebenezer Hazard, Jeremy Belknap, and the American Revolution,” has been republished by Routledge. Ebenezer Hazard was a surveyor of post roads and scientist during the War for Independence. Jeremy Belknap was a clergyman, scientist, and historian. Their epistles … Continue reading →

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Ebenezer Hazard, Jeremy Belknap, and the American Revolution

Posted on May 30, 2020 by theamericanplutarch

Routledge, a division of Taylor and Francis, will be reissuing this fall my 2011 book, Ebenezer Hazard, Jeremy Belknap, and the American Revolution. The letters of Jeremy Belknap and Ebenezer Hazard encompassed twenty years, from 1779 to 1798, during a … Continue reading →

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The Constitution and Religion

Posted on March 28, 2015 by theamericanplutarch

The framers of the Constitution developed their conceptions of religion and government based on a variety of sources: classical political theory, such as Aristotle; European political theory, such as Machiavelli; English political theory, such as Locke and Hobbes; but also … Continue reading →

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