I’ve been getting into revolutionary war journals of common folk and soldiers. Some of those men were nearly barefoot in the snow.
The Battle of Trenton is quite the tale. We took on 1200 German Hessian mercenaries and didn’t suffer one causality during the battle - or so it’s told. The only thing that killed 5 of our “lads” (because none were really over the age of 18) was the weather. 5 froze to death.
I agree! Look for primary sources like journals. Also, I HIGHLY recommend reading the founders’ correspondence, where you can find it. Adams was a prolific letter writer, but in some sense they all were. It’s a way to see into their thinking, their lobbying, their complaining, and get a contemporary sense of what these people were like and how they acted with each other.
I’ve been getting into revolutionary war journals of common folk and soldiers. Some of those men were nearly barefoot in the snow.
The Battle of Trenton is quite the tale. We took on 1200 German Hessian mercenaries and didn’t suffer one causality during the battle - or so it’s told. The only thing that killed 5 of our “lads” (because none were really over the age of 18) was the weather. 5 froze to death.
Man were the original proud boys badasses.
Federalist 63 is most pertinent to today’s events. Believe it was Madison. Wrote on democracy and the electoral system in 63.
I agree! Look for primary sources like journals. Also, I HIGHLY recommend reading the founders’ correspondence, where you can find it. Adams was a prolific letter writer, but in some sense they all were. It’s a way to see into their thinking, their lobbying, their complaining, and get a contemporary sense of what these people were like and how they acted with each other.