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Top Ten American Revolution Sites
History Prof. Richard Bell History Prof. Richard Bell

Top Ten American Revolution Sites

With the 250th birthday of the United States on the horizon in 2026, there’s never been a better time to visit the key sites of America’s War for Independence. It all began in Boston in the early 1760s when colonists there began agitating for better treatment by the British government, soon kickstarting a mass movement across 13 colonies up and down the East Coast to press for complete independence

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The Utopian Dream of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Usonian Homes

The Utopian Dream of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Usonian Homes

You’d be forgiven for thinking that the renowned 20th century American architect Frank Lloyd Wright designed only for the wealthy elite. After all, household-name architects (or “star-chitects”) like Wright don’t typically get famous by creating homes for the average family. Like his architectural peers, Wright did, of course, design a number of

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