John Dickinson
John Dickinson Comes into Prominence
This is the first of a five-part series on Founding Father John Dickinson, who published his highly influential โFarmer Lettersโ exactly 250 years ago. The series was first published by theย Washington Postโsย blog, The Volokh Conspiracy. This year marks the 250th...
John Dickinson: We Cannot Be Happy without Being Free
by Gary Galles, Mises Institute John Dickinson (1732-1808) was one of the most important of Americaโs founders. He was a colonial legislator, member of the Stamp Act, Continental, and Confederation Congresses, chief executive of both Delaware (by a 25 to 1 vote; his...
John Dickinson’s “Farmer” Letters on their 250th Anniversary
This articleย originally appeared in theย Washington Times. This year, 2017, marks the 250th anniversary of one of the most influential series of writings in American history: John Dickinsonโsย Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania,ย the first of which appeared in 1767....
Everyday People and the American Revolution
We elevate the events of the American Revolution to near-mythical status all too often and forget that the real revolutionaries were people just like you and me. Caught up in the drama of Red Coats marching, muskets exploding and flags waving in the night, we lose...