The Poetry of Phillis Wheatley
Phillis Wheatley was a slave and a world-renowned poet from Massachusetts during the American Revolution. Wheatley, who lived in Boston, became the first African-American to publish a book. Born in… Read more »
Author Archives: Rebecca Beatrice Brooks
James Russell Lowell’s Feud with Henry David Thoreau
James Russell Lowell was a U.S. diplomat, poet, and editor who had a longstanding feud with Henry David Thoreau that lasted well after Thoreau’s death. Although Lowell was not the… Read more »
The Roles of Women in the Revolutionary War
Women took on many roles in the Revolutionary War. Some of these roles were traditional, while others were unconventional and even scandalous for the time. From supportive jobs like nurses,… Read more »
Reverend John Hale of Beverly
Reverend John Hale was a minister from Beverly, Massachusetts, best known for his role in the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. Born in Charlestown in 1636 to local blacksmith Robert… Read more »
Was General Thomas Gage Born to Lose?
General Thomas Gage was the commander-In-chief of North America for the British army in the Revolutionary War. As the military governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, in April of… Read more »