Author and historian of the American Revolution. www.researchingtheamericanrevolution.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/geneprocknow.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/geneprocknow.bsky.social/post/3mtm3iqpv3s2zhttps://substack.com/profile/128486-gene-procknow/note/c-319581776?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=2r5221 Aug 2026 15:33 +0000at://did:plc:tf4zcpprts4ujh3gd5cd76n7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtm3iqpv3s2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/geneprocknow.bsky.social/post/3msgvljow522fWho were the Revolutionary War soldiers? they were not pawns to be moved around a chess board by generals! https://geneprocknow.substack.com/p/who-were-the-revolutionary-war-soldiers?r=2r52&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web06 Aug 2026 20:39 +0000at://did:plc:tf4zcpprts4ujh3gd5cd76n7/app.bsky.feed.post/3msgvljow522fhttps://bsky.app/profile/geneprocknow.bsky.social/post/3mrfygt3yqc2b‘“Never can true reconciliation grow where wounds of deadly hate have pierced so deep.” All should ponder John Milton’s words.24 Jul 2026 18:32 +0000at://did:plc:tf4zcpprts4ujh3gd5cd76n7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfygt3yqc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/geneprocknow.bsky.social/post/3mrfxwt5dmk2b“America is an asylum for the persecuted lovers of civil and religious liberty.” Thomas Paine, Common Sense, 1776. #History24 Jul 2026 18:23 +0000at://did:plc:tf4zcpprts4ujh3gd5cd76n7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfxwt5dmk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/geneprocknow.bsky.social/post/3mr3ode4bf22kThe Broadway play 1776 did an injustice to James Wilson's legacy. See my review of the first-ever biography by a trade press of the Pennsylvania delegate to the Continental Congress. #History #AmericanHistory https://allthingsliberty.com/2026/07/the-lost-founder-james-wilson-and-the-forgotten-fight-for-a-peoples-constitution/20 Jul 2026 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:tf4zcpprts4ujh3gd5cd76n7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr3ode4bf22khttps://bsky.app/profile/geneprocknow.bsky.social/post/3mqzah3bh522kSpotlighting a neglected conflict during the American Revolutionary War! #History #AmericanRevolution https://open.substack.com/pub/geneprocknow/p/the-surprising-scale-of-an-underappreciated?r=2r52&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true19 Jul 2026 16:51 +0000at://did:plc:tf4zcpprts4ujh3gd5cd76n7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqzah3bh522khttps://bsky.app/profile/geneprocknow.bsky.social/post/3mqys3kntp22bWilliam Hunter sailed up the Delaware River with the British Army in 1777. Don’t know who William Hunter is? Check out www.geneprocknow.com19 Jul 2026 12:34 +0000at://did:plc:tf4zcpprts4ujh3gd5cd76n7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqys3kntp22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/geneprocknow.bsky.social/post/3mqpabdbhrs2wIn your view, what makes a good book review? #history https://substack.com/home/post/p-18431151815 Jul 2026 17:21 +0000at://did:plc:tf4zcpprts4ujh3gd5cd76n7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqpabdbhrs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/geneprocknow.bsky.social/post/3mqmpl7tpis25Young Washington humanizes a too-often marbelized figure. I encourage viewers, especially historians, not to focus on the film's inaccuracies. Rather, think about the major themes - ambition, Providence, and an emerging Imperial crisis. And enjoy the show! https://open.substack.com/pub/geneprocknow/p/lessons-from-the-foremost-founder?r=2r52&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true14 Jul 2026 17:17 +0000at://did:plc:tf4zcpprts4ujh3gd5cd76n7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmpl7tpis25https://bsky.app/profile/geneprocknow.bsky.social/post/3mqm3is773k2jThis is the reason trade presses need history editors. #History A Decorated Historian’s Research Comes Under Fire https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/books/kerri-greenidge-the-grimkes.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share14 Jul 2026 11:18 +0000at://did:plc:tf4zcpprts4ujh3gd5cd76n7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqm3is773k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/geneprocknow.bsky.social/post/3mpwae3fafk2dOver the past 8 months, I’ve been in contact with a sculptor working on paired figures representing an encounter between Elizabeth Steel and General Nathanael Greene in a Salisbury, NC tavern. Whether apocryphal or not, the story tells us about the RevWar. #history https://open.substack.com/pub/geneprocknow/p/memorializing-a-fascinating-revolutionary?r=2r52&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true05 Jul 2026 18:46 +0000at://did:plc:tf4zcpprts4ujh3gd5cd76n7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpwae3fafk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/geneprocknow.bsky.social/post/3mncxmcerac2v@lizcovart.bsky.social is right! There is more to military history than battlefields. Often, wives and children shared the hardships while campaigning during the American Revolution. Discover the RevWar experiences of 10-year-old William Hunter and his family! https://benfranklinsworld.com/episode-442-everyday-military-life-in-the-american-revolution/02 Jun 2026 15:59 +0000at://did:plc:tf4zcpprts4ujh3gd5cd76n7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mncxmcerac2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/geneprocknow.bsky.social/post/3mmos3oopj22mDuo biographies are the most difficult to write. Read my review of Jurgen Overhoff's George Washington & Frederick the Great bio. Both studied the Enlightenment, but learned different lessons. #history https://open.substack.com/pub/geneprocknow/p/can-a-king-be-an-enlightened-leader?r=2r52&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true25 May 2026 15:27 +0000at://did:plc:tf4zcpprts4ujh3gd5cd76n7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmos3oopj22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/geneprocknow.bsky.social/post/3mlvgfo3ynk22No, the Continental Congress did not first vote for independence on July 4, 1776. Seven weeks earlier, on May 15, Congress authorized the thirteen former colonies to adopt constitutions and establish sovereign state governments. #History https://www.realclearhistory.com/articles/2026/05/15/surprise_america_first_proclaimed_independence_in_may_1776_1181800.html15 May 2026 13:21 +0000at://did:plc:tf4zcpprts4ujh3gd5cd76n7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvgfo3ynk22https://bsky.app/profile/geneprocknow.bsky.social/post/3mlm6usf5qc2iIt is always fascinating to discuss the American Revolution with @bradycrytzer.bsky.social. Thanks, Brady, for the conversation! https://jardispatches.podbean.com/e/e321-gene-procknow-a-british-major-s-quixotic-american-mission-and-true-loyalties/11 May 2026 21:12 +0000at://did:plc:tf4zcpprts4ujh3gd5cd76n7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlm6usf5qc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/geneprocknow.bsky.social/post/3malp3l36522mCheck out my review of Richard Bell's insightful book on the global aspects of the American Revolution https://researchingtheamericanrevolution.com/2025/12/22/a-civil-war-within-a-global-war/22 Dec 2025 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:tf4zcpprts4ujh3gd5cd76n7/app.bsky.feed.post/3malp3l36522mhttps://bsky.app/profile/geneprocknow.bsky.social/post/3m4e3524wuc22A first glance at a controversial history debate. Why looking at the author’s footnotes first helps with assessing their arguments. http://researchingtheamericanrevolution.com/2025/10/29/helping-readers-assess-revolutionary-controversies/29 Oct 2025 18:26 +0000at://did:plc:tf4zcpprts4ujh3gd5cd76n7/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4e3524wuc22https://bsky.app/profile/geneprocknow.bsky.social/post/3m2a6jwr5lc2fThought provoking presentation at the Society of the Cincinnati last evening.02 Oct 2025 18:26 +0000at://did:plc:tf4zcpprts4ujh3gd5cd76n7/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2a6jwr5lc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/geneprocknow.bsky.social/post/3lzu56pyrqk2dHorrific beyond words | https://www.thetimes.com/world/russia-ukraine-war/article/russian-officers-war-crimes-bucha-ukraine-m85bb6dvn27 Sep 2025 23:30 +0000at://did:plc:tf4zcpprts4ujh3gd5cd76n7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzu56pyrqk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/geneprocknow.bsky.social/post/3lyl5m3bgak2pThe UK fires its ambassador over the Epstein birthday book, while the US continues to support a similar participant as president. Power is more important to Americans than accountability. https://www.npr.org/2025/09/11/nx-s1-5537814/jeffrey-epstein-uk-ambassador-mandelson11 Sep 2025 16:18 +0000at://did:plc:tf4zcpprts4ujh3gd5cd76n7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyl5m3bgak2phttps://bsky.app/profile/geneprocknow.bsky.social/post/3lyij4fmf6s2rBritish politicians Edmund Burke and Charles James Fox were not perfect. Still, in the face of powerful adversaries, they demonstrated courage in their convictions—an admirable trait that offers timeless lessons. https://open.substack.com/pub/geneprocknow/p/a-revolutionary-end-to-a-partnership?r=2r52&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true10 Sep 2025 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:tf4zcpprts4ujh3gd5cd76n7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyij4fmf6s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/geneprocknow.bsky.social/post/3lyhx722ujc2iLearn the difference between lessons of history and misusing history. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Sep 2025 09:46 +0000at://did:plc:tf4zcpprts4ujh3gd5cd76n7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyhx722ujc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/geneprocknow.bsky.social/post/3lyddrorhss2xIn a speech to Parliament, Burke issued a timeless political rights warning, stating, “If you take away the Civil Execution of justice, you maim and mangle the whole constitutional Polity of England.” Read more about Burke's lessons of history: https://www.realclearhistory.com/articles/2025/09/08/keep_troops_off_the_beat_a_conservatives_warning_1133301.html08 Sep 2025 13:47 +0000at://did:plc:tf4zcpprts4ujh3gd5cd76n7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyddrorhss2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/geneprocknow.bsky.social/post/3lya6lcuqzc2aGreat advice. It’s hard to think of anything more helpful as the new year begins than reading history, spying out the moments of dignity and grace, seizing them and trying to pull them into the future. | We Need to Know History, Especially Now by @Peggynoonannyc07 Sep 2025 07:36 +0000at://did:plc:tf4zcpprts4ujh3gd5cd76n7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lya6lcuqzc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/geneprocknow.bsky.social/post/3lxckmrweu22oHistorians should use AI as an assistant, but with extreme care. My recent experience with ChatGPT confused Samuel with John Adams. As Todd Frankel states in this article, AI can help with recalling dates but not interpret context, connections, or motivations. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/08/24/ai-job-replacement-historians/26 Aug 2025 12:52 +0000at://did:plc:tf4zcpprts4ujh3gd5cd76n7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxckmrweu22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/geneprocknow.bsky.social/post/3lxafswdsis23Well rounded leadership assessments, novel interpretations and myth busting make excellent histories. Here’s an example. https://allthingsliberty.com/2025/08/fighting-for-philadelphia/25 Aug 2025 16:21 +0000at://did:plc:tf4zcpprts4ujh3gd5cd76n7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxafswdsis23https://bsky.app/profile/geneprocknow.bsky.social/post/3lx5vgdykmc2rDid you know that Washington chose a Blue and buff uniform, as it was the colors of the British Whig opposition to King George III? That, and more, in an insightful article on George Washington. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/interactive/2025/george-washington-revolutionary-war-commander/?utm_campaign=wp_week_in_ideas&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter24 Aug 2025 16:22 +0000at://did:plc:tf4zcpprts4ujh3gd5cd76n7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lx5vgdykmc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/geneprocknow.bsky.social/post/3lwkan2rv6s2c“All men are created equal” except in DC where we are a Second class citizens. Does the Declaration of Independence apply to all or do you prostitute your principles for politics. We demand equal rights!16 Aug 2025 20:49 +0000at://did:plc:tf4zcpprts4ujh3gd5cd76n7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwkan2rv6s2chttps://bsky.app/profile/geneprocknow.bsky.social/post/3lvgwqbrs2k2aAnother politician misreading their constituents! [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Aug 2025 19:49 +0000at://did:plc:tf4zcpprts4ujh3gd5cd76n7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvgwqbrs2k2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/geneprocknow.bsky.social/post/3lvgwofrrms2aInterested in loyalty and the Revolutionary War? A Trenton merchant's treason trial is riveting courtroom drama. Check out my book review! https://researchingtheamericanrevolution.com/2025/08/02/cards-oaths-and-consequences-unraveling-allegiances-in-the-american-revolution/02 Aug 2025 19:48 +0000at://did:plc:tf4zcpprts4ujh3gd5cd76n7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvgwofrrms2a