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Books About Indiana History, United States History and Garden Guides
Take a fun tour through the rich history of Indiana using Northeast Indiana Day Trips as your guidebook. This tourism guide will help visitors find all of the historical treasures in south central Indiana. Continue reading Northeast Indiana Day Trips
Columbus had stopped to consult with Portugal’s John II before returning to Spain on his first voyage. Feeling threatened by the Spanish sponsored voyage, the Portuguese king had dispatched a letter to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella warning that all lands south of the Canary Islands belonged to Portugal, as stated by the Treaty of Alcáçovas. Continue reading Conquistadors and Missionaries
Today we celebrate our independence from Great Britain. It was a time of fear, uncertainty, turmoil and sheer courage as Patriots geared up to face off against the world’s greatest superpower. Our nation today appears to be perched on a great precipice as opposing factions threaten to rip the nation, so dearly gained over 200 years ago, apart. Continue reading Birth of a Great Nation
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The years after Christopher Columbus and other early North American explorers, European nations like Spain, England, the Netherlands and France began serious colonizing efforts. The leaders and the first colonists settling in North America during these times laid the foundations for the thirteen colonies that eventually became the United States later in history. Continue reading The First Colonial American Leaders
Greetings, in this episode I talk about my book series, the United States History Series. I decided to write this series so readers could understand the political evolution of the United States. The book includes, at present, three books Continue reading Podcast – The United States History Series
Greetings, today I will talk about Trine State Recreation Area, which is part of Pokagon State Park. Continue reading Podcast – Trine State Recreation Area History
Greetings, one of the seldom discussed events of the Civil War years is that Confederate election of 1861. The Confederacy only staged one election, as Union forces ended the Confederacy before they could hold another. Continue reading Podcast – The 1861 Confederate Election
Weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation led the leaders of the Confederation to call for a convention to revise them and correct the deficiencies. The delegates labored all summer, creating the Constitution of the United State, a document that governs government, not people. Continue reading Podcast – Constitutional Convention Adopts the Constitution
The Stamp Act Congress of 1765 Upload Podcast Here From the Book:A History of the United States ConstitutionTranscript:GreetingsThe debt the … Continue reading Podcast – The Stamp Act Congress of 1765
Leaders of the colonial resistance belonging to the Boston Committee of Correspondence and the Massachusetts Committee of Safety had heard reports of the British plans to move against Lexington. The groups had hired Paul Revere to act as a messenger to carry letters back and forth between colonial leaders in various locations around Boston. One of the leaders contacted Revere on the evening of the 18th and told him that British troops were on the move and he should ride to Lexington to warn the leaders that were staying there that the British were on the march. Since colonial leaders had alre Continue reading Sample Chapter – Chapter title – April 18, 1775 – Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
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Benjamin Franklin resided in London during the turbulent years from 1764 through 1775. From his perch in the English capital, he watched as relations between England and her North American colonies unraveled. Initially sent to persuade the King to transform Pennsylvania from a proprietary colony to a royal one, he spent much of his time trying to persuade the English parliament to repeal the Stamp Act, and later the Townshend duties. His testimony before Parliament in January 1766 probably played a role in Parliament’s repeal of the hated Stamp Act. Continue reading Sample Chapter – First of the Colonist’s Advocate Letters
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Scot James Johnston published Georgia’s first newspaper, the Georgia Gazette, on April 7, 1763. The newspaper continued publication until 1802. There were some name changes and temporary pauses along the way. The Stamp Act caused the first halt in publication on November 21, 1765. Continue reading Sample Chapter – Georgia Gazette Begins Publication
Colonial American History Stories – 1753 – 1763 contains almost 300 history stories presented in a timeline that begins in 1755 with the hanging of the Liberty Bell and ends with the Treaty of Paris that ended the French and Indian War. This journal of historical events mark the beginnings of the United States and serve as a wonderful guide of American history. Continue reading Colonial American History Stories – 1753 – 1763
Sample ChapterColonial American History Stories – 1753 – 1763Chapter title – March 10, 1753- Liberty Bell HungSix months after the … Continue reading Sample Chapter – Chapter title – March 10, 1753- Liberty Bell Hung
Colonial American History Stories – 1215 – 1664 contains almost 300 history stories presented in a timeline that begins in 1655 with the performance of the first documented play performed in British North America and ends with the switch from the Julian to the Gregorian Calendar in 1752. This journal of historical events mark the beginnings of the United States and serve as a wonderful guide of American history. Continue reading Colonial American History Stories – 1665 – 1753
Colonial American History Stories – 1215 – 1664 contains almost 300 history stories presented in a timeline that begins in 1215 with the signing of the Magna Carta to the printing of the first Bible in Colonial America in 1664. This journal of historical events mark the beginnings of the United States and serve as a wonderful guide of American history. Continue reading Colonial American History Stories – 1215 – 1664
This episode of the Colonial American History Series relates the return of Christopher Columbus’ return to Spain.ch Continue reading Podcast – Episode 12 – Christopher Columbus Returns
Mossy Feet Books - Author Paul R. Wonning 