While every day we should give thanks for the blessings of life, today is a special day for this.This year we are reprinting Beetle Ring's
Braddock’s March to Fort Duquesne
It was the tenth of June 1755 before the army was well on its march (to present day Pittsburg).Our special project presenting the definitive account
Braddock’ Arrival
A powerful ally presently came to his aid in the shape of Benjamin Franklin, then postmaster-general of Pennsylvania.Our special project presenting
Parkman Vol. 7, Chapter 7
He was one of a very few in the colonies who at this time entertained the idea of expelling the French from the continent.Our special project
Condition of the British Government
But if the Whig soil had become poor for a wholesome crop, it was never so rich for toadstools.Our special project presenting the definitive account
British Colonies Dither
While to these northern provinces Canada was an old and pestilent enemy, those towards the south scarcely knew her by name; and the idea of French
Parkman Vol. 7, Chapter 6
In the early morning the fort was abandoned and the retreat began.Our special project presenting the definitive account of France in Canada by
Fort Necessity
In spite of his desperate position, Washington declined the parley, thinking it a pretext to introduce a spy; but when the French repeated their
Columbus Day, 2023
Columbus’ discovery of the Americas was an event of the highest importance in the history of the world. Through Columbus the Europeans discovered the