Read an excerpt from @eranzelnik.bsky.social’s “American Laughter, American Fury: Humor and the Making of a White Man’s Democracy, 1750–1850.” @hopkinspress.bsky.social https://www.hnn.us/article/merry-manly-militias
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“American militias, part of the infrastructure that carried out one of the most extensive ethnic-cleansing projects known, were also bands of ‘merry men’ who came together to drink and frolic, away from their wives and children.” https://www.hnn.us/article/merry-manly-militias
“One common refrain was that militiamen did little more than drink and boast; in fact, one of the most time-honored traditions associated with militia musters was to retire to the tavern as soon as possible.” https://www.hnn.us/article/merry-manly-militias
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