Monthly Archives: July, 2009
A Tribute To America’s Military
Freedom Is Not Free!
ANDREW JACKSON 1829-1837 American Superhero
More nearly than any of his predecessors, Andrew Jackson was elected by popular vote; as President he sought to act as the direct representative of the common man. Born in a backwoods settlement in the Carolinas in 1767, he received sporadic education. But in his late teens he read law for about two years, and [...]
FRANCIS MARION 1732-1795 American Superhero
THE SWAMP FOX, colonial American soldier in the U.S. War of Independence (1775-83), nicknamed by the British commander Colonel Banastre (“Bannister”) Tarleton for his elusive tactics. Marion’s parents were French Huguenots who lived and farmed along the Santee River. He was the grandson of Benjamin Marion, a native of Poitou, who came to the province [...]
