Thor Hogan

Author of Baxter’s Rangers | Founder of Thor’s Forge | Professor of American Politics | Liverpool FC Fan

[Thor Hogan @HoganThor]

July4th250 -9: As his apprenticeship ended, Hob convinced Mr. Hancock that if war came, the colonies would need tons upon tons of gunpowder. Why not open a mill back in Worcester? So they did.

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July4th250 -10: Julieta Hyde, strikingly beautiful with red hair and green eyes and clear complexion, drew every eye at the ball. Hob was no exception, even though he knew she must marry well.

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July4th250 -11: Hob and Alex went to the races whenever possible, especially with the British around. Hob went for the love of horses; Alex for the dangerous thrill of gambling.

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July4th250 -12: Captain Davenport proposed a guinea a trick at whist, certain a clerk's apprentice would fold rather than be humiliated. Hob had been hustling Boston's taverns for years. "Done," he said.

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[Thor Hogan @HoganThor]

You can't rebuild community in a country where everyone drives, parks, and leaves. Streetcars and high-speed rail aren't just transportation—they're how a nation remembers it's one.

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The Road Back To Boston

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July4th250 -16: As Revere rode toward Lexington, Hob rode in a different direction—through Waltham, Sudbury, and beyond—raising the alarm all the way to Worcester. Two riders, one night, one cause.

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July4th250 -17: 251 years ago today, the Battle of Bunker Hill was fought. In the forthcoming second book in the Baxter's Rangers series, Hob and his rangers will be in the thick of the action.

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The Road Back To Boston

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[Thor Hogan @HoganThor]

The housing crisis isn't a mystery. We banned boarding houses, subsidized sprawl, and gave wealthy homeowners a $100 billion tax break. Then we wondered why no one can afford to live anywhere. New post on fixing all of that.

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July4th250 -24: Dr. Joseph Warren—physician, patriot, spy—was the most admired man in Boston. As war neared, he brought Hob and Alex into his intelligence network. The friends would make critical contributions as Col. Smith marched.

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July4th250 -25: My piece in @AspectsOfHistory is out on why the road back to Boston mattered just as much as the shot heard round the world—and how Hob and his rangers were there for all of it.

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America's social fabric is fraying—and part of the reason is that we've systematically eliminated the places where people used to come together. New post on parks, public spaces, and why rebuilding them is a national priority.

#urbanplanning #democrats

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July4th250 -26: While Revere rode north, Hob rode through the night spreading the alarm to Worcester — would he return to Concord in time to join the fight with his rangers?

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July4th250 -35: The Historical Novel Review says Baxter's Rangers traces "a young man's struggle to find his place in a changing world." A farm boy from the frontier goes from apprentice to soldier in a nation being born.

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July4th250 -36: 250 years ago this summer, John Hancock stood charged with high treason against the Crown. His response: "I glory in publicly avowing my eternal enmity to tyranny." Baxter's Rangers puts you in the room.

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July4th250 -37: The Green Dragon Tavern—unofficial headquarters of the Sons of Liberty—was no place for the faint of heart. Hob and Alex met there regularly. Nobody suspected the Loyalist merchant's son. That was precisely the point.

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July4th250 -38: Capt. Davenport—every inch the supercilious English aristocrat—was seeking Julieta Hyde's hand in marriage. Hob watched him carefully across the whist table and noticed something useful: the man was utterly predictable.

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Excited about Iraola. Let's get one thing straight before we start second-guessing him. LFC play on average twice a week. We do not play three times as many games as Bournemouth. Give him signings, and let the intense play begin!

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July4th250 -39: Mr. Fifett—rat-faced senior clerk, tyrant of Hancock's counting house—was Hob's tormentor. "Where do you think you're going?" he snapped one afternoon. "None of your business, my good sir," Hob replied, and walked out.

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