P.T. Barnum Circus 1854 riot
Northern showman and promoter, Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810-1891) spent decades having his famous Circus, the “Greatest Show on Earth,” zigzaggingContinue Reading
Month: December 2019
Benjamin Hallowell, Friend and Mentor
Benjamin Hallowell (1799-1877) devoted his adult life to education; in 1824 he founded a prepatory school in Alexandria, Virginia. BeforeContinue Reading
The Duel
Prominent 19th century Virginia Quaker, Samuel McPherson Janney, had a connection with John Pleasants, the newspaper editor killed in aContinue Reading
Nest of Abolitionists 