The Saltwater Revolution: How New England’s Displaced Fishermen Became America’s First Navy
In the early months of the American Revolution, George Washington faced a logistical nightmare that threatened to extinguish the flickering flame of independence before it could truly catch. While the Continental Army had successfully bottled up the British in Boston, the American forces were starving for gunpowder, muskets, and heavy artillery. Conversely, the British were […]

