July/August 2023

ON THE COVER: Detail from Encounter, an original oil painting by Kevin McDonald.

CONTENTS:
3 Letters from Our Readers
9 Prime Possibles
11 Doin’ It Yourself A Revolutionary Fabric Project — T. C. Albert
21 Shooting the Bull A Paul Bunyan Primitive Match — Mike Nesbitt
29 Cache of the Hollow Tree A Short History of Fortifications, Part II — Tony Hunter
39 Dispatches from New England The Enemy Are Upon Us, The Battle of Hubbardton: Part III—The Battle — Vincent C. Spiotti
49 18th Century Traveler Charles Gatliff, Forgotten Frontiersman — Matt Wulff
57 On the Game Trail The Gift — Michael Zimmerman
60 Artist & Craftsman—Lawrence Fiorillo — Billy Griner
71 Food Zones — Mike Moore
77 The 2023 Contemporary Longrifle Foundation Auction — Joshua Shepherd
91 “Pistols for Two & Champagne for One” A Brief Treatise of Dueling’s Rise & Fall in America, Part II — Ted Franklin Belue
109 Classified Ads
111 Index of Display Advertisers
112 From the Bookshelf