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Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian Joseph J. Ellis has devoted his life to studying the lives and times of George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and other great leaders of the Revolutionary era, exploring how they both reflected and transcended their era.

In this free workshop, teachers will analyze primary sources and their historical contexts from our special exhibit, When Women Lost the Vote: A Revolutionary Story, 1776-1807.

This excerpt from Gerald Horne demonstrates how the Revolution reinvigorated the slave trade and subsequently bore a counter-revolution of slavery.

This excerpt from Peter Thompson highlights the changing culture surrounding taverns and political life on the eve of the American Revolution

Read this excerpt from Maureen Taylor’s book that complied over 50 19th-century photographs and shares biographical information for each person.

This excerpt tells how a British decision to confiscate gunpowder from Williamsburg's magazine provoked outrage and action by the city's patriots.

Caitlin Fitz investigates South Americans who visited the United States to inspire support and gather supplies for their revolutions back home.

This excerpt from John Ferling shows the trials and tribulations women faced during the long conflict of the American Revolutionary War.

This excerpt from Cassandra Good shows how women gained political access, influence, and information through their male friends in political office.

Read an excerpt from Owen S. Ireland's book, Sentiments of a British-American Woman: Esther DeBerdt Reed and the American Revolution.