Respected research institutions appear to have certified it as such. To this day, in Evans Early American Imprints, the bibliographic entry for the “Take Notice” print, item … See more

Not many Americans are aware that General Washington commanded an army in 1798, the year before he died. The military mobilization for the Quasi-War is little know… See more

Graphic deprivation. We have very few images contemporary to the American Revolution, yet we possess a strong desire for visual representations of that momentou… See more

“Take Notice” looks so authentic. This is no accident. The military mobilization of 1798 specifically and self-consciously emulated the martial culture of the Revolutionary War. That … See more

If you have it, flaunt it. At first glance, “Take Notice” works too well not to reprint in textbooks and on the web. Like rumors, mythologies can stand on their own if they are good e… See more