Monthly Archives: June 2016

William McIntosh, Jr. v. Seth John Cuthbert (1788): Historical Problem, 6

Posted on June 15, 2016 by georgelamplugh

[NOTE:  The response to “A Citizen’s” 1784 pamphlet, Cursory Remarks on Men and Measures in Georgia, by the Sheftall family in 1785, criticizing the author as an anti-Semite, seemed at first to have ended the controversy.  Yet, the dispute was resurrected three years later, in … Continue reading →

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“The Flags, Daddy, the Flags!”: “Retired But Not Shy” at Six

Posted on June 1, 2016 by georgelamplugh

[NOTE:  I launched Retired But Not Shy: Doing History After Leaving the Classroom a couple of weeks following my retirement, in May 2010, from nearly four decades teaching History in an Atlanta prep school.  I really didn’t know what I was doing, but, as the … Continue reading →

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