Johnny Appleseed was a contemporary of the more traditional Founding Fathers.
All in Stories
Jonathan Moulton Makes a Deal with the Devil?
Jonathan Moulton is a uniquely interesting Founder as his life has birthed several tall tales which make him a mythical figure from America’s Founding.
Take The Heights - John Thomas' Overnight Fortification
John Thomas is best known for overseeing the fortification of Dorchester Heights which led the the British evacuation of Boston.
Theophilus Parsons Forms The Essex Junto
Theophilus Parsons was a major player in Massachusetts politics during the American Revolution.
Ebenezer Hazard - Postmaster of the Confederation Congress
Ebenezer Hazard was Postmaster General of the United States throughout the 1780’s.
John Adam Treutlen - From Indentured Servant to Governor
John Adam Treutlen rose from the lowliest of beginnings to become Georgia's first Head of State.
William Henry Drayton and the Annexation of Georgia
William Henry Drayton was an American Revolutionary who attempted to have Georgia assumed into South Carolina.
Two Sick Thomas Lynch's
Thomas Lynch and his son, Thomas Lynch Jr, were American Patriots whose stories ended just when they were about to make history.
The Circus Comes To Town- John Bill Rickets Entertains Washington
John Bill Ricketts brought the circus to the United States.
The Fifer Who Made George Washington's Dentures - John Greenwood
John Greenwood was a fifer, inventor and dentist during the American Founding.
Samuel Whittemore - The Oldest Revolutionary, The Most Courage
Samuel Whittemore was an American Revolutionary who fought with more courage than your average soldier, despite being almost 80 years old.
Matthew Tilghman Takes Charge of Revolutionary Maryland
At the beginning of the American Revolution, someone from Maryland had to lead its people to independence. Matthew Tilghman stepped into that role.
John Glover Ferries An Army Across The Delaware
John Glover was in charge to the two most famous water-based events of the Revolutionary War.
Thomas Wharton Evacuates Pennsylvania's Government
Thomas Wharton, Jr was the first President of Pennsylvania and led his Government out of Philadelphia when the British Occupation of Philadelphia began.
Vermont's First Chief Justice...And First Senator - Moses Robinson
Moses Robinson is best known as the first Chief Justice of Vermont’s Supreme Court, though he had many other important contributions to that State’s Founding.
Johann de Kalb Surveys the Revolutionary Landscape
Baron de Kalb was a German who worked for France and came to America to serve as a Major General in the Continental Army.
Patience Wright Waxes The King
Patience Wright was an American colonial sculptor who traveled to London and secretly participated in the American Revolution.
Bayonet Stabbings, Bullet Wounds and History Books - Joseph Graham's Revolution
Joseph Graham was severely wounded during the Revolutionary War, became important in North Carolina politics and played a major part in compiling the early history of the area around Charlotte.
Pierpont Edwards Organizes The Toleration Party
Edwards was a Federal Judge who created the Toleration Party and brought freedom of religion to Connecticut for the first time.
Snake Oil and the Placebo Effect - Elisha Perkins' Metallic Tractor
Elisha Perkins’ metallic tractor was essentially snake oil, but he made a fortune with it during the Washington Administration.