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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

1774: The Long Year of Revolution

Read an excerpt from Mary Beth Norton's new book, 1774: The Long Year of Revolution.

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Finding Charity's Folk

Read two excerpts from Jessica Millward's book, Finding Charity's Folk: Enslaved and Free Black Women in Maryland.

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Founding Friendships

Read an excerpt from Cassandra Good's Founding Friendships to explore how, by forming friendships, women and men challenged social expectations but embraced founding ideals of freedom, choice, and equality in the early United States.

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If These Stones Could Talk

Read an excerpt from Elaine Buck and Beverly Mills's recent book, If These Stones Could Talk: African American Presence in the Hopewell Valley, Sourland Mountain and Surrounding Regions of New Jersey.

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The Dawn of Detroit

Read an excerpt from Tiya Miles' recent book, The Dawn of Detroit: A Chronicle of Slavery and Freedom in the City of the Straits.

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    Finding Charity's Folk by Jessica Millward
    Founding Friendships by Cassandra Good
    If These Stones Could Talk by Elaine Buck and Beverly Mills
    The Dawn of Detroit by Tiya Miles

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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: Exploring the human endeavor.

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    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.

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    Children & Young Adults

    Chains

    Posted: September 10, 2013
    Read an excerpt from Laurie Halse Anderson's young adult novel that tells the story of a young slave girl during the start of the Revolutionary War.
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    History

    Double Feature: Gingerbread

    Posted: November 22, 2017
    Read these excerpts featuring Colonial recipes along with tempting and intriguing stories about our early American culinary history.
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    Children & Young Adults

    Double Feature: Henry Knox's Winter Adventure

    Posted: December 09, 2020
    Read excerpts from Don Brown's Henry and the Cannons: An Extraordinary True Story of the American Revolution as well as Phillip Hamilton's The Revolutionary War Lives and Letters of Lucy and Henry Knox.
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    History

    Forged in Philadelphia

    Posted: November 18, 2015
    Read an excerpt from Rebecca Eckfeldt Gibby's children's book where she uncovers the history of her Revolutionary-era ancestor from Philadelphia.
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    Children & Young Adults

    I Survived the American Revolution

    Posted: January 10, 2018
    Read an excerpt from Lauren Tarshis's children's book of a young boy's courage as he and the Continental Army prepare for the Battle of Brooklyn.
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    Children & Young Adults

    Never Caught

    Posted: January 23, 2019
    Read an excerpt from Dr. Erica Armstrong Dunbar and Kathleen Van Cleve's young reader adaptation of the story of runaway slave Ona Judge.
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    Children & Young Adults

    Summer 2017 Reading List

    Posted: July 12, 2017
    Check out the 45 titles featured in our summer 2017 reading list for children and young adults.
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    Children & Young Adults

    Summer 2018 Reading List

    Posted: July 25, 2018
    View our list of 2018 Summer Reading Books about the American Revolutionary War to share stories of history with children of all ages!
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    Children & Young Adults

    Summer 2019 Reading List

    Posted: June 26, 2019
    View our list of 2018 Summer Reading Books about the American Revolutionary War to share stories of history with children of all ages!
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    Summer Reading List: 2020 Young Reader's Edition

    Posted: July 08, 2020
    View our list of 2020 Summer Reading Books about the American Revolutionary War to share stories of history with children of all ages!
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