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This excerpt from Joseph Ellis explains how the success of the Battle of Long Island came from the combined result of lucky breaks for the Americans.

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

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

View our list of 2020 Summer Reading Books about the American Revolutionary War to share stories of history with children of all ages!

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

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.

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

Check out the Museum education team's 2022 summer reading list selections for young readers ages 6-12.

This excerpt from Jack Kelly describes the circumstances surrounding Washington's important decision to march his troops to Virginia in the summer of 1781.

This excerpt includes a journal entry of a young Hessian soldier during the month of July 1781, the summer before the surrender at Yorktown.