early American
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According to legend, it took rough and rugged characters to tame the early American frontier: men like Daniel Boone, the trailblazer, or Mike Fink, the brawling river boatman.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Justice Neil Gorsuch, a conservative, pushed back saying that even early American presidents might have qualified as "habitual drunkards" by the standards of today.
From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026
These five writers spoke with The Wall Street Journal about their personal GOATs of early American literature, and why their long-ago works still resonate with them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
Peter Mancall, a history professor at USC, has delved into major moments of political violence in early American history, and said a lot of it stemmed from “some perception of grievance.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2025
No one in the political leadership of the early American republic needed to be reminded who Catiline was.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
