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Essential American Revolution Library?
What books do you consider essential to any American Revolution buff’s library? Why? About 12 years ago I ran across John Buchanan’s The…
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Strategy to Pre-war Violence?
Do you think there was a greater strategy behind most of the pre-war violence, or was it primarily raw emotion and vengeance? There…
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Washington’s Biggest Blunder?
In your opinion, what was George Washington’s biggest blunder of the war? Its impact, if any? Washington’s whole approach to the defense of…
Top 10 Most Popular Articles of November 2013
We had a lot to be thankful for in November. Aside from several great articles and new contributors, we celebrated the launch of our…
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Revolutionary War History Geek Gift Guide 2013
With the 2013 holiday season upon us, it’s important that we take special care of those Revolutionary War history geeks in our lives. All…
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Before Washington: The Revolution’s First Commander-in-Chief
On June 14, 1775, the Second Continental Congress officially announced the creation of the Continental Army, a military force representing all of the colonies…
Blood and Bandages: British Army Wives as Nurses
As a young woman in Somerset in 1773 you married that handsome weaver from a neighboring parish, but now it’s two years later and…
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New Book Sets Benchmark for Style, Substance
New History Book Loaded with Fascinating Discoveries, Expert Analysis on American Revolution; The Revolutionary War is Remarkably Presented in this Compilation of 60 Essays…
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RevWar Schmoozer Boston: Nov. 8, 2013
Mark your calendars! The RevWar Schmoozer (Boston) event is confirmed for Friday, November 8, upstairs at The Point (147 Hanover St.) from 4:30 to…
Top 10 Most Popular Articles in October 2013
October was a month of many amazing milestones for us. We surpassed 250,000 readers, 1000 comments and 200 articles. We also sent our first…
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“Congress Does Not Trust Me. I Cannot Continue Thus.”
“Congress Does Not Trust Me. I Cannot Continue Thus.” These are two of the most important sentences George Washington ever spoke. Almost instantly they…
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Christmas Night 1776: How Did They Cross?
The famous painting of George Washington crossing the Delaware River on Christmas night 1776 is permanently etched in many minds. It graces the covers…
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Best American Revolution Book Ever
Groundbreaking New Book About American Revolution Debunks Myths, Addresses Unanswered Questions in Remarkable Style New “Edutaining” History Book Loaded with Fascinating Discoveries and Expert…
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When were they Patriots and Loyalists?
At what point during the American Revolution is it most acceptable to classify colonists as either Patriots or Loyalists? 1776. Before this, many…
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Could America Have Thrived Without Slavery?
Could the new nation have thrived economically if slavery had been abolished when the colonies won independence? Probably would have thrived even more. …
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Most Overrated Revolutionary?
John Paul Jones. A good ship captain and tenacious fighter but an abysmally bad squadron commander and a tireless self-promoter and schemer, who was…
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Most Underrated Revolutionary?
While Nathanael Greene is getting greater recognition, I believe his contributions are still undervalued because the American cause in the South was on “life…
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Was American Independence Inevitable?
Yes and no. I do not believe British efforts to create a true empire could have worked. The colonies had for many years been…
Top 10 Most Popular Articles in September 2013
Normally, we share our monthly top 10 list on the last day of the month or first day of the following one. This time,…
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Top 10 Articles in August 2013
It has been a wild month for Journal of the American Revolution. Don N. Hagist, author of British Soldiers, American War, officially joined our…
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Remembering Pauline Maier (1938-2013)
The history community was struck Monday morning with the sad news of Pauline Maier’s passing. She was a preeminent scholar of the American Revolution….
Top 10 Most Popular Articles in July 2013
Journal of the American Revolution (#allthingsliberty) continues its exciting momentum. In addition to the outstanding contributions published at allthingsliberty.com the past 30 days, we…
Top 10 Most Popular Articles in June 2013
Journal of the American Revolution (#allthingsliberty) continues to publish a flurry of exciting articles and, in June, we welcomed six new contributors — Robert…
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Special Limited Print Edition in the Works
Get your holiday shopping lists ready. A very special limited PRINT edition of Journal of the American Revolution will be available to our readers…
Top 10 Most Popular Articles in May 2013
Journal of the American Revolution (#allthingsliberty) reached its 100-article milestone in May, unofficially coming of age in the world of online publishing. Almost every…
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Reporting the Revolutionary War – Autographed Book Giveaway
To celebrate Memorial Day weekend and the 100-article anniversary of Journal of the American Revolution, we are giving away three signed copies of Reporting…
Top 10 Most Popular Articles in April 2013
Today is our 83-article anniversary! Almost every weekday for 16 straight weeks, Journal of the American Revolution (#allthingsliberty) has published exclusive and exciting content…
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Bunker Hill – Autographed Book Giveaway
We have another exciting book giveaway for our loyal readers — this time an autographed copy of Bunker Hill: A City, A Siege, A…
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Spring Break Road Trip – Days 5 to 7 (NC, SC, GA)
Our spring break road trip concludes the same way as the major fighting of the Revolutionary War did — in the south. The first…
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Spring Break Road Trip – Day 4 (MD, VA)
After an early morning drive-by of multiple Maryland monuments and historical sites, we focused our attention on Virginia. Whoever said doing Mount Vernon and…
Spring Break Road Trip – Day 3 (DE, PA)
Today we start our spring break road trip in Newark, Delaware, with a quick stop at the historic Hale-Byrnes House, site of a council…
Spring Break Road Trip – Day 2 (CT, NY, NJ)
After sleeping in a bit, today’s first stop is “Ye Most Ancient Towne” in Connecticut – Wethersfield (see video below), which was founded in…
Spring Break Road Trip – Day 1 (NH, MA, RI)
Journal of the American Revolution is closing its office this week and heading on a road trip, making stops at historic Revolution sites along…
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Top 10 Most Popular Articles in March 2013
Today is the Journal of the American Revolution‘s 60-article anniversary. Every weekday for 12 straight weeks, Journal of the American Revolution (allthingsliberty.com) has published…
Who Won the American Revolution?
What was revolutionary about the American Revolution? “We went from a bunch of rich white guys running the show all the way to a…
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Constitutional Myths – Book Giveaway
Today we’d like to thank our loyal readers with a book giveaway. We will randomly select a winner to receive a free copy of…
Top 10 Most Popular Articles in February 2013
Our second month since launch was equally educational and entertaining with outstanding contributions by several new authors, including Pamela Murrow, Taylor Stoermer, Ray Raphael,…
Top 10 Most Popular Articles in January 2013
January was an exciting launch month for us. We published a smorgasbord of great content from several authors: Todd Andrlik, Rick Britton, Hugh T….
The Journal of the American Revolution is Born
On this day, the concept for Journal of the American Revolution was created. It started as a napkin sketch that Todd Andrlik presented to Hugh…