Often overshadowed by better-known Revolutionary War figures like George Washington and Benjamin Franklin, Nathanael Greene was nonetheless one of the most crucial commanders in the war effort. This comprehensive biography…

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Nothing better illustrates the elasticity of American democratic life than the fact that within a span of forty years Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt were Presidents of the United States…

An account by a friend of 40 years’ standing

Nothing better illustrates the elasticity of American democratic life than the fact that within a span of forty years Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt were Presidents of the United States…