no-nonsense Yankee prose
This graphic is inspired by the header graphic on a flyer printed by John Boyles of Boston in 1770 in response to the Horrid Boston Massacre that had recently transpired
an English ritual intended to ensure a good apple harvest the following year
gives his first hand knowledge of the acquisition and sale of Africans from the African Gold Coast in the last half of the 18th century
Her most enduring achievement came in January 1777
Don't Give Up The Ship Shirt signers no-nonsense Yankee proseThe Dont Give Up The Ship flag traces its origin to the death of Captain James Lawrence, who was mortally wounded aboard the USS Chesapeake during a naval engagement with HMS Shannon off the coast of Boston, Massachusetts, on June 1, 1813, after which his reported final command, Dont give up the ship, quickly became a rallying cry for the United States Navy. Later that year, in September 1813, the phrase was sewn onto a large blue battle flag and