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The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams

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Portrait of Samuel Adams with sunglasses photoshopped onto his face.

How Samuel Adams Fought for Independence—Anonymously

Pseudonyms allowed Adams to audition ideas and venture out on limbs without fear of reprisal.

by Stacy Schiff via Literary Hub on November 3, 2022

Drawing of lightning breaking the chains of a woman on trial for witchcraft in Salem.

The Single Greatest Witch Hunt in American History, for Real

Wild accusations, alternative facts, special prosecutors—the Salem witch trials of 1692 had it all.

by Stacy Schiff via The New Yorker on May 18, 2017

Portrait of justice Samuel Sewall

Affable, He Convicted Salem Innocents

In a novelized biography of Samuel Sewell, a greater mystery than what bedeviled the girls is what motivated a righteous man to condemn them for witchcraft.

by Stacy Schiff via New York Review of Books on February 16, 2017

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