Reclaiming the Commons where he is best known

where he is best known for some words he penned in a letter to the Bennington Committee on 31 July 1809 in response to an invitation to celebrate the anniversary of the Battle of Bennington

but she can’t speak to a god who won’t stop the war

In this first new edition since 1810

Copley’s brilliant portraits evoke patriotic fervor and rebellious optimism

It was the beginning of the end of the British invasion from Canada—until then a juggernaut that could not be stopped

Reclaiming the Commons where he is best knownThis book is a lively account of a community working to combat suburban sprawl, to protect a large part of the landscape as common land, and to enjoy the land productively in an ecologically sustainable way. Based on the practical experience of one New England town, the book urges suburban environmentalists to go beyond preserving open space to actively engaging people with the places where they live. Brian Donahue, an environmental historian, in 1980