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by Gregg Squeglia | May 16, 2019 | American Revolution, American South
There was blood on the ground. Lots of it, and most of it belonged to the Americans. It was an ambitious plan to win the city from the British who had so easily taken it a year earlier. It may have even worked, had so much not gone wrong. Miscommunication, or even no...
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by Gregg Squeglia | Apr 30, 2019 | American South
Unlike the cruise ships further south, nobody stands at the edge of the port to wave farewell to the massive cargo vessels leaving the Port of Savannah. In this case, its a reversal of fortune where those on board listen to beach music coming from the shore and watch...
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by Gregg Squeglia | Apr 27, 2019 | American Revolution, Boston, NE National Parks, New England
"Have you seen any British soldiers?" the elderly woman asked. "They marched past here early this morning and we know they are coming back this way." Her eyes were wide and her voice cracked with panic, a commitment to character that caught me off guard. It was...
by Gregg Squeglia | Mar 16, 2019 | New England
From the beginning of humanity, some folks have turned their heads toward the sky and wondered what it would feel like to fly. Balloons offered some of the first opportunities for manned flight, as early as the late 18th century, although these early flying machines...
by Gregg Squeglia | Mar 9, 2019 | Boston, New England
Featured Image: Captain Jackson's Historic Chocolate Shop at the Old North Church Boston is well known as the "walking city," and for good reason. When the weather is right, there is nowhere in Boston Proper that a reasonably fit adult cannot walk to in a short amount...
