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Thor Hogan @HoganThor

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

Joined April 2022
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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. open.substack.com/pub/thorsf…
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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. amazon.com/Baxters-Rangers-T… #HistoricalFiction
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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. aspectsofhistory.com/the-roa… amazon.com/Baxters-Rangers-T… @HolandPress #HistoricalFiction
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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 open.substack.com/pub/thorsf…
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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? amazon.com/Baxters-Rangers-T… #America250 #HistoricalFiction
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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. amazon.com/Baxters-Rangers-T… @HolandPress #HistoricalFiction
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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. amazon.com/Baxters-Rangers-T… #HistoricalFiction
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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. amazon.com/Baxters-Rangers-T… #HistoricalFiction
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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. amazon.com/Baxters-Rangers-T… #HistoricalFiction
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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! @TheAnfieldWrap #lfc #ynwa @TheAnfieldWrap
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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. amazon.com/Baxters-Rangers-T… #HistoricalFiction
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Half of American kids used to walk or bike to school. Today it's one in seven. That's not a cultural shift—it's the direct result of how we designed our streets. New post on fixing that. open.substack.com/pub/thorsf… #urban #democrats #progressives
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July4th250 -40: The Historical Novel Review says Baxter's Rangers addresses "the timeless themes of politics, love and friendship." 250 years on, those themes haven't changed much. amazon.com/Baxters-Rangers-T… @HolandPress #America250 #HistoricalFiction
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July4th250 -41: Juno and Apollo—foxhounds, constant companions, veterans of every road Hob traveled. On cold nights, they curl up either side of him, their warmth seeping through his cloak. Some loyalties don't need words. amazon.com/Baxters-Rangers-T… #America250 #HistoricalFiction
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July4th250 -42: Hob watched the British column emerge through the morning mist—scarlet coats, gleaming bayonets, endless ranks filing across the Neck. He'd watched them drill on Boston Common for years. This was different. amazon.com/Baxters-Rangers-T… #America250 #HistoricalFiction
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July4th250 -43: Alex Hyde learns the trade from his Loyalist father by day, but at night runs patriot intelligence operations for Warren and Revere. His cover: being far too charming and careless to be taken seriously. amazon.com/Baxters-Rangers-T… #America250 #HistoricalFiction
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4 out of 5 Americans live in cities. So why does our federal government treat urban investment as optional? New series on the national agenda our cities need—and the political power required to pursue it. #Democrats #Progressives #UrbanPolicy open.substack.com/pub/thorsf…
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July4th250 -44: Hob was sixteen when he stood hurling snowballs and oyster shells at the British sentries on King Street. The mood turned from anger to frenzy. Then came the shots. The Boston Massacre changed everything. amazon.com/Baxters-Rangers-T… #America250 #HistoricalFiction
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July4th250 -45: Historical Novel Review says Hob "evolves from a callow country boy in search of a career into a skilled guerrilla fighter leading his men into battle with courage and determination." amazon.com/Baxters-Rangers-T… @HolandPress #HistoricalFiction #America250
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July4th250 -46: At the Battle of North Bridge, Hob watched Captain Davis's chest explode in a burst of blood and bone. Then a familiar wild anger began to overtake him. amazon.com/Baxters-Rangers-T… #America250 #HistoricalFiction
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