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Glamping May Have Saved the Republic: George Washington’s Attempt to Win French Support with a Fancy Campsite

by Kate Dolan | Sep 18, 2019 | Colonial America, Living History

We may owe our independence as a nation to a fancy tent and some pilfered uniforms. As autumn began in 1782, George Washington set up camp outside New York City. A year after the decisive victory at Yorktown, the situation was by no means as jubilant as most Americans...

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