The subtitle of this book is “The Great Smallpox Epidemic of 1775-82”. Fenn describes how smallpox impacted the American Revolution. Since smallpox has been eradicated since 1980, and there has not been an outbreak in the US since 1947, we forget how much of an impact an epidemic can have on a population. At least, Read More
Month: April 2026
The Revolutionary Samuel Adams, by Stacy Schiff
This book is a deep dive into the days leading up to, during, and after the American Revolution. Focused, of course, on Samuel Adams and his role in all of this. And his role in all of these things was considerable. Apparently, he did not want this to be widely known, since he burned most Read More
Fifth Blogversary
Fifth Blogversary This is the fifth anniversary of when I started this blog. When I started, I don’t think I had thought about how long I would be doing this. It doesn’t seem possible that five years have gone by already! Why am I doing this? Since we are trying to learn what we can Read More