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The Chancellor’s War: Robert R. Livingston in the War of Independence Chapter 2
Robert Livingston’s college experience played an important role in the formation of his political beliefs and also for the future of the liberty movement in New York. Like many college students he became politically aware and active during this period. The friends he made at college shaped the very nature of the Revolution in… →
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The Chancellor’s War: Robert R. Livingston in the War of Independence Chapter 1
Robert R. Livingston’s great-grandfather assured his family would be numbered among New York’s aristocracy through a mixture of hard work, sheer determination and a copious amount of intelligence. The first Robert Livingston, referred to as “the Founder” or “the First Lord”, was the son of a Scottish minister who had been driven to exile in… →
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The Chancellor’s War: Robert R. Livingston in the War of Independence Introduction
Many years ago I wrote a book about Robert R. Livingston in the American Revolution as you can tell by the title. When I submitted it for publication not only was it rejected but I was told by one of the reviewers “This author should stop writing.” That stifled my writing for several years. I… →