“Canniball Negroes,“ Atlantic Creoles, and the Identity of New England’s Charter Generation
From Children & Society
By Linda M. Heywood and John K. Thornton
Abstract
In the early seventeenth century, New England merchants were heavily involved in privateering raids on Spanish and Portuguese shipping in the Caribbean and in capturing [...]
“Roman Vanity” by Phineas Upham
By Phineas Upham
This coin illustrates Octavian’s use personal connections, symbolism, icons, and power nodes in order to create a powerful and secure position at the head of the Roman state. He firmly connects himself with his adopted father [...]
Lincoln and Chiriquí Colonization Revisited
Via American Nineteenth Century History
By Sebastian N. Page
Abstract
This article looks at Abraham Lincoln’s pursuit of colonization in the Chiriquí region of Colombia (now Panamá), conventionally known as one of just two places that [...]