Read the Revolution
A curated collection of thought-provoking books about the American Revolution.
Featured Books
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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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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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![Introductory wall panel in the Witness to Revolution special exhibit with white text on a red background.](https://moar-prod.imgix.net/f8ebcc1f-0dde-4b98-9a5f-e377e9fe4fdc/image_041724_rtr_witness_reading_list_DSC5889.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&rect=0%2C0%2C2000%2C3000&w=247)
![Book cover for King Hancock book featuring a large portrait of John Hancock's face with the title King Hancock in gold and Hancock written in his famous signature.](https://moar-prod.imgix.net/101d7bc5-62b4-4a11-8895-70c026dffe2f/image_040224_rtr_king_hancock_book_cover_barbier.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&rect=0%2C0%2C667%2C1000&w=247)
![Book cover for Female Genius written in a wavy font across the bottom third features Columbia holding the American flag.](https://moar-prod.imgix.net/4577a7f1-268c-4b5e-b1a3-b673ce695ad0/image_031924_rtr_female_genius_bilder_book_cover.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&rect=0%2C0%2C432%2C648&w=247)
![Cover for David Waldstreicher's book The Odyssey of Phillis Wheatley with the book title and author name in bold black font against an orange background with a colorized version of Phillis Wheatley's portrait in the center.](https://moar-prod.imgix.net/c61301f6-876e-48e6-a690-ac444ce13189/image_022724_rtr261_odyssey_of_phillis_wheatley_waldstreicher_book_cover.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&rect=0%2C0%2C667%2C1000&w=247)
![Book cover for Brothers in Liberty features the book title in yellow on a red background in the middle of the cover with the subtitle right below in white.](https://moar-prod.imgix.net/999d1a32-1c63-4316-a510-247f39ef4e19/image_022124_rtr_brothers_in_liberty_tucker.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&rect=0%2C0%2C227%2C340&w=247)
![The book cover of Death or Liberty by Douglas Egerton featuring John Singleton Copley's painting depicting Black Loyalist Boston King.](https://moar-prod.imgix.net/f0891a4c-a924-48f5-bb7b-f2793420fead/image_012424_rtr_death_or_liberty_book_egerton.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&rect=0%2C0%2C658%2C988&w=247)
![Cover of The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams by Stacy Schiff featuring a zoomed in image of Samuel Adams's face.](https://moar-prod.imgix.net/50a62a2c-a2a5-45e6-bbd3-0ed24550ab88/image_010824_rtr_the_revolutionary_samuel_adams_cover_schiff.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&rect=0%2C0%2C667%2C1000&w=247)
![Book cover for True For The Cause Of Liberty Gilbert with two men riding horses from left to right and dark green and brown coloring.](https://moar-prod.imgix.net/fe47dc0c-d979-44b0-a967-105a5e58f8d1/image_121923_rtr257_true_for_the_cause_of_liberty_gilbert_book_cover.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&rect=0%2C0%2C333%2C500&w=247)
![Book cover for David Hackett Fischer's award-winning book Washington's Crossing.](https://moar-prod.imgix.net/8330bd73-03f4-4c0a-8c58-5950a69d90d7/image_121223_rtr_washingtons_crossing_cover_fischer.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&rect=0%2C0%2C462%2C693&w=247)
![Book cover for Founding Martyr by Christian Di Spigna featuring a portrait of Dr. Joseph Warren.](https://moar-prod.imgix.net/5b64d3f0-11d0-4a3b-b1c8-19824d2eed58/image_112823_rtr255_founding_martyr_di_spigna_book_cover.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&rect=24%2C0%2C505%2C758&w=247)