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Hoax: Franklin's Forgery
The following is an excerpt from chapter nine of Gregory Dowd's latest book, Groundless: Rumors, Legends, and Hoaxes on the Early American Frontier. Late in the Revolutionary War, in Passy, France, [Benjamin] Franklin lifted his pen in a most extraordinary...
Scalps: Charged Revolutionary Rumor
The following is an excerpt from chapter eight of Gregory Dowd's latest book, Groundless: Rumors, Legends, and Hoaxes on the Early American Frontier. Check back with us every Thursday in the month of November for more Groundless excerpts highlighting word-of...
Father: Rumors Unmanaged, 1757
The following is an excerpt from chapter five of Gregory Dowd's latest book, Groundless: Rumors, Legends, and Hoaxes on the Early American Frontier. Check back with us every Thursday in the month of November for more Groundless excerpts highlighting word-of...
Gold: The Legend in Black
The following is an excerpt from chapter one of Gregory Dowd's latest book, Groundless: Rumors, Legends, and Hoaxes on the Early American Frontier. Check back with us every Thursday in the month of November for more Groundless excerpts highlighting word-of...