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Read the Revolution

A curated collection of thought-provoking books about the American Revolution.

Sponsored by The Haverford Trust Company

Featured Books

The Widow Washington

Read an excerpt from Martha Saxton's book, The Widow Washington: The Life of Mary Washington.

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Hessians

Read an excerpt of Friederike Baer's new book, Hessians: German Soldiers in the American Revolutionary War.

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The Last King of America

Read an excerpt from Andrew Roberts' book, The Last King of America: The Misunderstood Reign of King George III.

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Sentiments of a British-American Woman

Read an excerpt from Owen S. Ireland's book, Sentiments of a British-American Woman: Esther DeBerdt Reed and the American Revolution.

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Memory's Daughters

Read an excerpt from Susan Stabile's book, Memory's Daughters: The Material Culture of Remembrance in Eighteenth-Century America.

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    The Widow Washington: The Life of Martha Washington by Martha Saxton Book Cover
    Hessians German Soldiers American Revolutionary War by Friederike Baer book cover.
    The Last King Of America by Andrew Roberts
    Sentiments Of A British American Woman by Owen Ireland book cover featuring a portrait of Esther de Bert Reed.
    Memory's Daughters by Susan Stabile Book Cover

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    Curated by Museum staff since 2013, Read the Revolution features excerpts from thought-provoking books about the American Revolution. Read the Revolution was created with thanks to a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom. Subscribe to get the biweekly Read the Revolution featured excerpts emailed right to your inbox for free.

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    Speaker Series

    Inspired by the Read the Revolution featured excerpts, the Read the Revolution Speaker Series brings celebrated authors and historians to the Museum for lively, facilitated discussions of their work. Each Read the Revolution Speaker Series program, hosted by Museum President & CEO Dr. R. Scott Stephenson, includes a special talk and audience Q&A.

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    Hessians German Soldiers American Revolutionary War by Friederike Baer book cover.
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    Hessians

    Posted: May 11, 2022
    Read an excerpt of Friederike Baer's new book, Hessians: German Soldiers in the American Revolutionary War.
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    Memory's Daughters by Susan Stabile Book Cover
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    Memory's Daughters

    Posted: March 09, 2022
    Read an excerpt from Susan Stabile's book, Memory's Daughters: The Material Culture of Remembrance in Eighteenth-Century America.
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    Running From Bondage by Karen Cook Bell Book Cover
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    Running from Bondage

    Posted: February 23, 2022
    Read an excerpt from Karen Cook Bell's book, Running from Bondage: Enslaved Women and Their Remarkable Fight for Freedom in Revolutionary America.
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    Our Declaration: A Reading of the Declaration of Independence in Defense of Equality book cover
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    Our Declaration

    Posted: January 26, 2022
    Read an excerpt from Danielle Allen's book, Our Declaration: A Reading of the Declaration of Independence in Defense of Equality.
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    Book cover for The Howe Dynasty by Julie Flavell
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    The Howe Dynasty

    Posted: January 12, 2022
    Read an excerpt from Julie Flavell's book, The Howe Dynasty: The Untold Story of a Military Family and the Women Behind Britain’s Wars for America.
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    The British Are Coming by Rick Atkinson Book Cover
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    The British Are Coming

    Posted: December 22, 2021
    Read an excerpt from Rick Atkinson's book, The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777.
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    Double Feature: Countdown to the 10 Crucial Days

    Posted: December 15, 2021
    Read excerpts from William Kidder's Ten Crucial Days: Washington’s Vision for Victory Unfolds and Lynne Cheney's When Washington Crossed the Delaware: A Wintertime Story for Young Patriots.
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    Past And Prologue by Michael Hattem
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    Past and Prologue

    Posted: November 24, 2021
    Read an excerpt from Michael Hattem's book, Past and Prologue: Politics and Memory in the American Revolution.
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    Forgotten Allies

    Posted: November 10, 2021
    Read an excerpt from Joseph T. Glatthaar and James Kirby Martin's Forgotten Allies: The Oneida Indians and the American Revolution.
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    This image depicts the cover of Power and Liberty: Constitutionalism in the American Revolution by Gordon S. Wood. The top of the cover is an image of the Founding Fathers, most of them standing and pointing at one another, in the midst of conversation. The bottom half of the cover is the title of the book, which is written in blue and red colors.
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    Power and Liberty

    Posted: October 20, 2021
    Read an excerpt from Gordon S. Wood's new book, Power and Liberty: Constitutionalism in the American Revolution.
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