“How committed were Americans to the basic American Revolution principles of self-determination?” — Kevin Barksdale, history professor at Marshall University and author of The Lost State of Franklin: America’s First Secession With our upcoming celebration of American Independence Day this week, I thought a topic related to this might be appropriate. I then remembered coming […]
In case you are wondering, the titular question (or some form of it) is one of those that historic mythbusters like to test regular folk with. I don’t typically count myself as a “mythbuster”, but I do like trivia, and I thought this topic appropriate to address as we Americans celebrate Independence Day. Before answering […]