On the American Revolution, he wrote: "The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country."
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Daily Quiz for June 4, 2008
They were defeated by a force under Andrew Jackson in the Battle of Horseshoe Bend.
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Worn Out, Hungry and Broke: Confederate Discontent after Gettysburg
The Civil War letters of two North Carolina soldiers reveal discontent in the post-Gettysburg Army of Northern Virginia.
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Feeling the Past at Gettysburg
The presence of the past can be felt at the Gettysburg battlefield, where so many Civil War soldiers laid down their lives.
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Daily Quiz for June 3, 2008
Hannibal seized a grain depot in this small village in order to lure the Romans to battle.
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Daily Quiz for June 2, 2008
The Charlottetown Conference was the first of a series of meetings that ultimately led to this:
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The Code of the West: Unwritten and Baffling
Does the Code represent frontier justice or Hollywood hokum?
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Double Trouble from Notorious Kids: Sundance and Curry
Both the Sundance Kid and Kid Curry robbed the same train, at different times and with very different results. The Great Northern Railway, near Malta, Montana is at the center of this story.
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Ol’ Max Evans Tells Literary Stories in Paintings and Drawings
Four drawings by artist and author Max Evans depict the life of working cowboys.
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Daily Quiz for June 1, 2008
These demonstrations first made British immigration policy a major public issue.