Top 10 Articles of 2016 (so far)
byDid you hear the news? We opened a gift shop! Check out our rotating selection of fun history t-shirts and JAR swag. While we’re…
June, 2016
OUT OF THE OFFICE: RETURNING JULY 11
bySchool’s out! Journal of the American Revolution is taking its summer holiday and will return to regular programming the week of July 11. Writers: Please continue…
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Next JAR Book: The Burning of His Majesty’s Schooner Gaspee by Steven Park
byOn this day, the 244th anniversary of the actual attack, we are thrilled to announce that the next book in the Journal of the…
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Drummer Fisher Hung from a Tree
byJohn Fisher hung from a tree. “Near the high road” from Fostertown to Mount Holly, New Jersey, he was in plain sight to the…
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Joshua Barney’s Victory in Delaware Bay
byJoshua Barney was born to sail the seas. Between 1771 and 1782, he served as an apprentice aboard a pilot boat; a second mate…
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Contributor Close-up: Gene Procknow
byAbout Gene Procknow Gene Procknow is a frequent contributor to the Journal of the American Revolution and his article on loyalist American officers was…
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Benjamin Franklin’s Battery of Lovers
byIf there was ever a theme song for Benjamin Franklin, it would definitely be the 1970 Steven Stills folk-rock ditty, “If You Can’t Be…
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The War Before Independence: 1775-1776
byBook review: The War Before Independence: 1775-1776 by Derek W. Beck (Sourcebooks, May 2016) [BUY ON AMAZON] The War Before Independence: 1775-1776 is the second…