Trust me: Billy the Kid was no hero. He was a sociopathic killer and really stupid.
Signed, Former New Mexican
It really puzzles me though that we know so little about our own history. As an historian I am constantly made breathless by the depth and scope of our history and the vast parade of fascinating figures. Our history is even better than an historical novel. But instead we prefer to make and watch miniseries of faux upper class, badly written bs like Downton Abbey.
On the other hand, recall that a large number of people did not want a War for Independence, either because they were out-and-out Tory Loyalists, or because they were neutral in the matter. But you were not allowed by the fomenters' Founding Fathers' organizations to remain neutral. It really was "with us or against us." If against us you suffered and were punished by our mobs. Some managed to ride it out without losing their property or being mobbed and were able to stay. They still felt fondly about England. English migration to the new U.S. continued too -- your family is an example. I have friends in Maryland whose family came here during and after WWII.
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Date: 2013-07-23 02:35 pm (UTC)Signed, Former New Mexican
It really puzzles me though that we know so little about our own history. As an historian I am constantly made breathless by the depth and scope of our history and the vast parade of fascinating figures. Our history is even better than an historical novel. But instead we prefer to make and watch miniseries of faux upper class, badly written bs like Downton Abbey.
On the other hand, recall that a large number of people did not want a War for Independence, either because they were out-and-out Tory Loyalists, or because they were neutral in the matter. But you were not allowed by the
fomenters'Founding Fathers' organizations to remain neutral. It really was "with us or against us." If against us you suffered and were punished by our mobs. Some managed to ride it out without losing their property or being mobbed and were able to stay. They still felt fondly about England. English migration to the new U.S. continued too -- your family is an example. I have friends in Maryland whose family came here during and after WWII.Love, C.