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The Canadian Patriot Experience
byThe American Revolution was in effect a civil war. It included all the heightened acrimony associated with one. In what became the United States,…
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American Honor: The Creation of the Nation’s Ideals During the Revolutionary Era
byBook Review: American Honor: The Creation of the Nation’s Ideals during the Revolutionary Era by Craig Bruce Smith (University of North Carolina Press, 2018) BUY THIS…
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Morris’s Misidentification: Miscasting Thomas Jefferson as an Obsessive Compulsive Personality
byThe characters and contributions of Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, John Jay, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton are collectively sketched by…
Join JAR on a Rev War Road Trip!
byThe JAR 2018 Annual Volume is going on a road trip and you’re invited! If you plan on visiting any Revolutionary War historic sites…
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The Curious Case of Zacheus Holmes
byThe United States pension and land bounty records furnish us with a multitude of fascinating stories. It is important, however, to weight them against…
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Armed and Equipped at Continental Expense: The Birth of the Continental Navy
byGeorge Washington realized early in the Revolutionary War that the British Navy provided the King’s army with an advantage in mobility. Not long after…
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Continental Army Lieutenant Generals: The Rank that Never Was
byAs commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, George Washington was involved in many battles, both military and political, during the revolution. A battle with both…
Maintaining Normalcy in British-Occupied Brookhaven, Eastern Long Island, New York
byIn August 1776, the Crown’s disciplined forces easily displaced the unprepared Continental resistance in the Battle of Long Island, also known as the Battle…
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The Revolutionary War’s Most Enigmatic Naval Captain: Pierre Landais
byOne American Revolutionary War naval captain, Pierre Landais, appeared paranoid and somewhat deranged. Landais was a French merchantman lieutenant who trafficked arms to America…
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Thomas Paine: Britain, America, & France in the Age of Enlightenment and Revolution
byBook Review: Thomas Paine: Britain, America, & France in the Age of Enlightenment and Revolution by J.C.D. Clark (Oxford University Press, 2018, 485 pages) BUY…
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Join the Revolution! A Survey of Our Subscribers is Coming
byWe want to hear from you! This summer we are going to conduct an email survey of JAR subscribers to get an idea of…
An Interview with Author Martin Ganzglass
byJAR: You’ve just completed the latest in your series of novels on the American Revolution. Tell a bit about the series as a whole…
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Charles Craig’s Final Statement
byIn his last moments, with calculated efficiency, he bolted the bedroom door so no one could interrupt the execution of his final act. Charles…
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The Indian World of George Washington
byBook Review: The Indian World of George Washington by Colin G. Calloway (Oxford University Press, 2018) BUY THIS BOOK FROM AMAZON In writing The Indian…
Struggle for a Lighthouse: The Raids to Destroy the Boston Light
byIn the days following the British pyrrhic victory of Bunker Hill on June 17, 1775, Gen. George Washington, in his new role as commander-in-chief,…
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Happy Fourth of July! . . . and a Question
byFor something special this Independence Day, we asked JAR contributors a simple but thought-provoking question. Their answers are insightful and remind us of the…
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The 240th Anniversary of the Battle of Monmouth, June 16-17, 2018
byIn addition to museums and historical sites, a way to learn about Revolutionary War history is to attend a reenactment. There are many, large…
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Turncoat: Benedict Arnold and the Crisis of American Liberty
byBook Review: Turncoat. Benedict Arnold and the Crisis of American Liberty by Stephen Brumwell (Yale University Press, 2018) BUY THIS BOOK FROM AMAZON For a…