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The Merchant Who Helped Launch America’s Navy | The 56 #26
On March 20, 1776, Joseph Hewes wrote from Philadelphia to Samuel Johnston in North Carolina: “I see no prospect of a reconciliation.
Apr 3
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The Wounded Author | The 56 #25
Thomas Jefferson and the sentence that outgrew its author
Mar 29
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The Signer Accused of Treason | The 56 #24
The signers all pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor. Only one lost all three.
Mar 27
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The Man Who Melted a King | The 56 #23
How a Connecticut family turned a royal statue into ammunition for the Revolution
Mar 22
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The Disgraced Minister | The 56 #22
Who Walked Into Congress Anyway
Mar 20
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The Signer Who Watched Every Pen Stroke | The 56 #21
“Undaunted resolution.”
Mar 15
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The Supreme Court Justice Who Died in Debt The 56 #20
In September 1797, a Supreme Court justice sat in a jail cell in Burlington, New Jersey, writing a letter to his son.
Mar 14
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The Father Who Refused to Unsign | The 56 #19
His sons were starving on a prison ship. The British told him he could stop it.
Mar 10
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Francis Hopkinson | The 56 #18
Did This Signer Design America's Flag?
Mar 6
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The Myth and the Unmarked Grave | The 56 #17
The most famous story about Thomas Nelson Jr.
Mar 1
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Jason
The Only Clergyman | The 56 #16
The Preacher Who Declared Independence from the Pulpit
Feb 27
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Jason
The Carpenter’s Apprentice | The 56 #15
George Walton had no right to sign the Declaration of Independence.
Feb 23
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