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Read the Revolution

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

Featured Books

Black Jacks

Read an excerpt from W. Jeffrey Bolster's book, Black Jacks: African American Seamen in the Age of Sail.

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Liberty's Daughters

Read an excerpt from Mary Beth Norton's groundbreaking book, Liberty's Daughters: The Revolutionary Experience of American Women, 1750-1800.

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Summer Reading List: 2023 Young Readers Edition

See our summer reading list of Revolutionary books that will encourage young readers to explore the past and the people who shaped it.

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A Gentleman of Color

Read an excerpt from Julie Winch's groundbreaking book, A Gentleman of Color: The Life of James Forten.

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The Grimkes

Read an excerpt from Kerri K. Greenidge's book, The Grimkes: The Legacy of Slavery in an American Family.

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    Cover of W. Jeffrey Bolster's book Black Jacks.
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    A collection of books featured in the Museum's 2023 summer reading list for young readers.
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    The Grimkes by Kerri Greenidge Book book cover.

    About

    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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    This image depicts the Standing in Their Own Light book cover by Judith Van Buskirk. The image is a painting of a person of African Descent in military clothing. He his wearing a blue jacket and carrying a rifle pointed upward in his right hand. His right leg is bent, giving the illusion that he is walking on a field.
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    Standing in Their Own Light

    Posted: June 23, 2021
    Read an excerpt from Judith L. Van Buskirk's book, Standing in Their Own Light: African American Patriots in the American Revolution.
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    Success to America

    Posted: August 08, 2018
    Read an excerpt from the book, Success to America: Creamware for the American Market, featuring the S. Robert Teitelman Collection at Winterthur.
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    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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    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 2019 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 Reading List: 2020 Young Readers 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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    The Museum’s 2021 Children’s Youth Reading List includes Why Longfellow Lied: The Truth About Paul Revere’s Ride, The Age of Phillis by Honoree Fanonne Jeffers, and A Parade for George Washington by David A. Adler and illustrated by John O’Brien.
    Children & Young Adults

    Summer Reading List: 2021 Young Readers Edition

    Posted: August 25, 2021
    View our list of new books about the American Revolutionary War to share stories of history with children of all ages for 2021 summer reading.
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    2022 Young Readers Summer Reading List
    Children & Young Adults

    Summer Reading List: 2022 Young Readers Edition

    Posted: July 13, 2022
    Check out the Museum education team's 2022 summer reading list selections for young readers ages 6-12.
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    A collection of books featured in the Museum's 2023 summer reading list for young readers.
    Children & Young Adults

    Summer Reading List: 2023 Young Readers Edition

    Posted: May 24, 2023
    See our summer reading list of Revolutionary books that will encourage young readers to explore the past and the people who shaped it.
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    Tacky's Revolt

    Posted: February 12, 2020
    Read an excerpt from Vincent Brown's book, Tacky's Revolt: The Story of an Atlantic Slave War
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