Today, a tribute to a minor player in the American Revolutionary and Early Federal Periods, as well as an early figure in American Arts and Letters: Joel Barlow (1754-1812). I first learned about Barlow when I stumbled across a copy of his Columbiad, his 1807 epic poem on the subject of Christopher Columbus's voyages to […]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 02:24AM on March 24, 2026