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Read an excerpt from historian Linda Colley's new book, The Gun, the Ship, and the Pen: Warfare, Constitutions, and the Making of the Modern World.

Read an excerpt from Tim McGrath's book, James Monroe: A Life.

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.

Read an excerpt from John Oller's biography on Francis Marion, that seeks to unpack and debunk some of the myths on the "Swamp Fox" of the Revolutionary War

Check out the 45 titles featured in our summer 2017 reading list for children and young adults.

View our list of 2018 Summer Reading Books about the American Revolutionary War to share stories of history with children of all ages!

Check out nine suggested readings from our collection of Read the Revolution book excerpts addressing the role of cities in the American Revolution.

View our list of 2019 Summer Reading Books about the American Revolutionary War to share stories of history with children of all ages!

Read an excerpt from Richard Beeman's book, Plain, Honest Men: The Making of the American Constitution.

Read an excerpt from David Head's book, A Crisis of Peace: George Washington, the Newburgh Conspiracy, and the Fate of the American Revolution.