Tag Archives: John Harris

Book Review: The Last Slave Ships: New York and the End of the Middle Passage

Posted on June 4, 2021 by David T. Dixon

The Last Slave Ships: New York and the End of the Middle Passage By John Harris Yale University Press, 2020, $30.00 hardcover Reviewed by David T. Dixon A large crowd gathered in the yard of a New York City jail … Continue reading →

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The U.S. Marines of 1861

Posted on April 27, 2020 by Chris Kolakowski

The American Battlefield Trust Conference this year was to have featured a tour of mine about the Marine Battalion at the First Battle of Manassas. It has been postponed until 2021. In the meantime, I wanted to share some of … Continue reading →

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