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Best thing I've seen today. Maybe even better than the relatable gay and dead one.
you forgot about someone
If you have read Nathan hale‘s hazardous tales one dead spy than you probably know about Stephen Hempstead. I really want to know more about him and I did a Google search but I’m not sure if the right person came up. In the book he was a cute cinnamon roll that was like Nathan Hale‘s sidekick. I can’t find anything about him on Tumblr so far. The point of all this really is…
I want to learn more about Stephen Hempstead and he needs more content!
suggestions for the amrev resource folder that nobody asked for?
i have the structure worked out and want to start adding resources in there: if anyone has any suggestions on edits to make beforehand, pls do so!
Shared Google folder with subfolders:
Events (Resources centered on "events"/"periods": aka Pre-War, Wartime Experience, Constitutional Convention, Federal Period, maybe even just "General")
Topics (Sexuality, Religion, Race, Fashion, etc.)
Figures (Hamilton, Burr, Jefferson, etc. with folders of their own separating their biographies, letters, primary sources, etc.)
Primary Sources (Inside: Newspapers, Letters, etc.)
Inspired (Section for media based on amrev period: thinking Hamilton, 1776, George Washington: Founding of a Nation, Turn. For instance, someone shared their Hamilton musical commentary book, so that'll be a resource under this folder)
NA (resources that don't fit and/or are about things that are too sparse for a specific category quite yet)
Along with this, I have made:
Masterlist: Google Sheet with every single resource in the folder. I'm working on making it sortable by tag (for larger category, specific topics, people, etc.)
Wishlist: A Google Sheet where you can add resources you've like to see but have no access to. Once they've been added to the folder, they'll be crossed off.
Submission Form: Anonymous Google form for anyone to submit resources. File upload or long answer section where you can give me contact info/link to your own folder are both options.
Help & Advice Form: If something doesn't make sense or you think there's a better way to do things, submit here.
RateTheResource: Google doc where you can write out your review/thoughts on a specific resource you are familiar with. I thought it might be helpful to provide context, especially for biographies, on bias level, etc.
not so good at this but anyway
the translation: burn down, burn down my country
the lyrics was taken from the song:
no longer beefing with john adams. even the demon won’t handle that
Okay, quick rant about Von Steuben.
I'm not too sure about everyone going "wOwIE!!!oPenLy gAy gEnEraL?!" (I definitely think he should be known for more than his orientation, but that isn't today's topic.)
I don't really think anyone was, like, OPENLY gay at the time. He didn't just go around town saying "HEY GOVERNMENT!1!1!1 I KISS DUDES!!" as far as I'm concerned. It's more like, he went around kissing dudes and then the government found out and was anky. (DW mom it's only kissing this is a SFW blog pls don't kill mehh). Although a large number of people knew about his reputation, that doesn't make him openly gay. I think it's more that he was outed, and then just kind of learned to live with it.
Idk if this is completely uncalled for and stupid, but I felt like it👍