Monthly Archives: July 2017
What we’re reading on July 4: “We’re radicals at heart,” by Harvey J Kay
The history of the United States is deeply radical, and today is the day we celebrate the most transformative document in shared history—the Declaration of Independence. The ability and desire to remake history is written in our DNA, and the Declaration of Independence is proof of that. If you read one thing today, make it […]
Florida on the 4th – Why did British Florida not join the American Revolution?
Florida did not become part of the United States until 1819. However, the opportunity had arisen for Florida to be part of the original rebellion against British rule. Florida had been under British rule since 1763, having been a long-standing target for conquest. The British tried in 1702, 1707, 1739 and 1742 to conquer Florida […]
The Florida Squeeze 