About Us

History1700s.com is the starting place to find information about the 18th century. Each link is hand-picked by your editor. This site is about the long 18th century and will cover the period from approximately 1660 through 1840. It will have articles discussing the various aspects of the era. Provide the documents of the period and point out interesting and useful resources found on the Internet. 

 

Who Operates This Website

Rick Brainard is an independent scholar and a member of the American Historical Association. His main area of interest is 18th-century history with a special emphasis on Colonial America.

He wrote several papers on the American Revolutionary War as a college student. He holds a bachelor's degree in history from Emporia State University.

From 1997 to 2000 Rick was the About.com Guide to 18th Century History where he assisted students, teachers, writers, and others find the information they needed about this interesting period.