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Richard Brookhiser addressed the question before George Washington in 1777: Could the British subdue the American rebels by capturing their capital, Philadelphia? It was Washington’s actions…

Richard Brookhiser talked about the Constitutional Convention and the debate over whether to include a bill of rights in the founding document. When the Constitution was being drafted, James…

Historians talked about New York City during the Civil War, emphasizing residents' divided loyalties despite being in a Union state. They gave examples of the city’s southern economic ties a…