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Closing the Ring: George Washington’s War in the North, 1778–1781

by Sam Short

BOOK REVIEW: Closing the Ring: George Washington’s War in the North 1778–1781 by Jeffrey A Denman (Havertown, PA: Casemate, 2026) $34.95 hardcover. When historians...

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War at Sea and Waterways (1775–1783)

September 24, 2026

The Long, Sad Life of the Continental Frigate Delaware

by William H. J. Manthorpe, Jr.

On October 13, 1775, Congress resolved to buy four merchant ships and convert them to warships. Three more ships were soon acquired. A naval...

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Political Philosophy

September 22, 2026

James Wilson and Popular Sovereignty: Recovering the Democratic Foundations of the American Constitution

by Kelly Coats

Recovering James Wilson's Constitutional Vision Few figures of the American founding exhibit a greater disparity between historical significance and public recognition than James Wilson....

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Reviews

September 21, 2026

American Patriarch: The Life of George Washington by H. W. Brands

by Timothy Symington

American Patriarch: The Life of George Washington by H. W. Brands (New York, NY: Doubleday, 2026) $40.00 hardcover. The prolific historian H. W. Brands...

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Music

September 16, 2026

From Roxbury to Exeter: The Evolution of a Revolutionary Song

by Marc Lee

Revolutionary patriotic songs did not always remain fixed after entering circulation. Soldiers, civilians, and families copied and performed them in manuscripts and other informal...

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