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Read the Revolution

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

Featured Books

The Marquis: Lafayette Reconsidered

Read an excerpt from Laura Auricchio's book The Marquis: Lafayette Reconsidered.

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One Minute A Free Woman

Read an excerpt from Emilie Piper and David Levinson's book, One Minute A Free Woman: Elizabeth Freeman and the Struggle for Freedom.

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Memory Wars

Read an excerpt from A. Lynn Smith's book, Memory Wars: Settlers and Natives Remember Washington’s Sullivan Expedition of 1779.

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The Bill of Obligations

Read an excerpt from Richard Haass's book, The Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens.

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The Contagion of Liberty

Read an excerpt from Andrew M. Wehrman's book, The Contagion of Liberty: The Politics of Smallpox in the American Revolution.

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    This image shows the book cover for The Marquis: Lafayette Reconsidered with a large side profile portrait of Lafayette looking to the left with a blue to red gradient tint.
    This image shows the book cover for One Minute A Free Woman with the title in large navy blue serif font over script writing on beige paper.
    This image shows the book cover for the book Memory Wars with a red background textured with Native American symbols and the book title and author name in white font to the left side.
    This image shows the book cover for The Bill of Obligations with black text on a cream background and an American flag sown back together with a needle and thread in the center.
    This image shows the book cover for The Contagion of Liberty featuring the book title large in blue and white font over a brown beige background on the top half with an engraving of a crowd of people getting vaccinated against smallpox.

    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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    Book cover for Liberty is Sweet: The Hidden History of the American Revolution by Woody Holton.
    History

    Liberty is Sweet

    Posted: July 27, 2022
    Read an excerpt from Woody Holton's book, Liberty is Sweet: The Hidden History of the American Revolution.
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    Two ships on the cover of a took titled Rebels at Sea
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    Rebels at Sea

    Posted: June 22, 2022
    Read an excerpt from Eric Jay Dolin's book, Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution.
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    Hessians German Soldiers American Revolutionary War by Friederike Baer book cover.
    History

    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
    History

    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
    History

    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
    History

    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
    History

    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
    History

    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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