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The work features four vocal soloists who represent Native American, Sephardic, African American and Protestant religious traditions, along with instrumental music based on early American hymn tunes.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

Colonial and early American governments required participation in local militias, which were designed primarily for community defense rather than sustained military campaigns.

From Slate Apr. 15, 2026

But there were countless other people, their names lost to history, who built the institutions that strengthened early American communities and promoted human flourishing.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 10, 2026

Justice Neil Gorsuch, a conservative, pushed back saying that even early American presidents might have qualified as "habitual drunkards" by the standards of today.

From Barron's Mar. 2, 2026

He was living the great paradox of the early American republic: What was politically essential for the survival of the infant nation was ideologically at odds with what it claimed to stand for.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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