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1775 Almanac: Diary of the Revolution
The scrawled notes in the margins of this 1775 Almanac give History Detectives host Elyse Luray rare, intimate insight into how conflicting loyalties may have strained personal relationships during the Revolution. Elyse sets out to learn who wrote this diary. What role did the author play in the Revolutionary War?
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