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Peter Templeton
- Jun 23, 2020
- 3 min
The Last General to Stand Down
On this day, Stand Watie of the Cherokee became the last Confederate General to stand down his army.
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Peter Templeton
- Jun 12, 2020
- 5 min
General Gage and Martial Law in Boston
On this day in 1775, General Gage issued a proclamation that put the city of Boston under martial law.
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Peter Templeton
- May 22, 2020
- 3 min
The American 'Men of Letters'
The American Man of Letters, Democracy and the New Republic
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Peter Templeton
- Apr 27, 2020
- 9 min
American Populism and Literary Pastoral
How does Literary Pastoral manifest in populist political thinking?
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Peter Templeton
- Mar 2, 2020
- 3 min
Hunting in the American South
A short piece on hunting in the culture of the American South,
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Peter Templeton
- Feb 17, 2020
- 5 min
Revisiting 'Anti-Tom' Literature
The literary backlash to Harriet Beecher Stowe was fiery - this post looks at replies by two pro-Southern writers.
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Peter Templeton
- Nov 6, 2019
- 2 min
Resource: Dred Scott and Chief Justice Roger Taney
Some thoughts for teachers, considering the role of Justice Taney in the Dred Scott decision.
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Peter Templeton
- Sep 26, 2019
- 3 min
Teddy Roosevelt's Reading Material and the South
Can Theodore Roosevelt's taste in literature tell us anything about his attitude to the South?
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Peter Templeton
- Jul 25, 2019
- 3 min
The War of 1812 and Manifest Destiny
A quick look at how the War of 1812 between the US and Britain fuelled the idea of Manifest Destiny.
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Peter Templeton
- Jul 19, 2019
- 3 min
Resource - The Fugitive Slave Law
A short article and some questions regarding a major marker on the road to the Civil War
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