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Americana Corner: Clark invades the Illinois Country
tom hand new
As the American Revolution continued in the east, the British removed all regular troops from their western outposts to assist in the more active theater. Naturally, that exposed a weakness in their defense, one that the intrepid George Rogers Clark would soon exploit with an invasion of the southwestern region of the Province of Quebec.
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Jeff Whitten: Talking (and driving) in circles
Jeff Whitten
I bumped into a neighbor of mine the other day and we got to talking. “I don’t get this Juneteenth holiday,” he said. “What are we celebrating?”
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