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One day after the collapse at Kip’s Bay, fighting in upper Manhattan gave George Washington’s discouraged army an opportunity to prove it could still stand against British regulars. The Battle...

Less than two months after Congress declared the thirteen colonies independent, George Washington faced the task of defending one of America's most important cities against a British force of unprecedented...

The American Revolution had entered a new political reality by mid-July 1776.  The Continental Congress had declared the colonies free and independent states, but Britain did not recognize that change....

In July of 1776, Congress was attempting to do two things at once: break apart an empire and construct a political union in its place. The first task produced the...

The summer of 1776 was a season poised on the edge of a knife. In Philadelphia, the Second Continental Congress debated the dangerous, irreversible words of a formal declaration of...

The path toward the Declaration began on June 7, 1776, when Richard Henry Lee of Virginia introduced a resolution before Congress. It declared that the colonies “are, and of right...

A strategic stronghold, an early American victory, and the artillery that helped shape the course of the Revolution. On the morning of May 10, 1775, before the day had fully...

Dear Oliver, I have a fourth tea book that you may want to review: A Social History of Tea, by Jane Pettigrew and Bruce Richardson. This book, also offered by Benjamin...

Tea lovers, check out these book recommendations! 

Earl Grey and Countess Grey teas are blended with the potentbergamot flavor, dive in and see all the health benefits. 

Enjoy a cup of Masala Chai, perfect for any occasion! 

Highlighting  the important role South Carolina played in the history of tea imports in the Revolutionary era.