There was only one man in America that could pull off the mission that the Board of War had planned - the man who had authored Common Sense, the Republicus letter, and The Fall of British Tyranny. Ad for The Fall of British Tyranny from the back page of John Anderson's July 3, 1776, issue of the Constitutional Gazette. Historians are in full agreement on Paine’s authoring the pamphlet titled “Common Sense.” They are, on the other hand, equally divided about Paine having penne
Suicide By Drowning? Seriously? The death of James Thomson Callender — twenty-seven years after the United States of America announced its declaration of independence from Great Britain — remains a mystery to this day. This blog page is for the discussion of our article titled, "How James T. Callender Sealed His Own Fate: The Newly Uncovered Letter That Was the Likely Cause of His Sad Demise." Clicking this link will re-open the article in another tab. If you have not read it
