Top 10 Articles of September 2015
Students across the United States are back in school and using Journal of the American Revolution as a key resource in history classes and…
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Contributor Close-up: Don N. Hagist
About Don N. Hagist Don N. Hagist, editor of Journal of the American Revolution, is an independent researcher specializing in the demographics and material…
Top 10 Articles of August 2015
In August, Journal of the American Revolution welcomed five new writers: Ken Daigler, Rich Wood, Travis Martin, Janet Wedge and Erin Weinman. Since our launch in January 2013,…
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Contributor Close-up: Michael Barbieri
About Michael Barbieri: A life-long Vermonter, Mike has spent forty years researching and interpreting the Revolution with a concentration on the northern theater. He…
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Contributor Close-up: John L. Smith, Jr.
About John L. Smith, Jr. John L. Smith, Jr. is a retired corporate communications manager for a Florida energy company. He is a state…
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Top 10 Articles of July 2015
Thanks to everyone for making July a spectacular month at Journal of the American Revolution. We welcomed 125,000 readers and four new writers: T. J….
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Contributor Close-up: Michael Cecere
About Michael Cecere Michael Cecere teaches U.S. History at Robert E. Lee High School in Fairfax County, Virginia and at Northern Virginia Community College…
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Contributor Close-up: Thomas Verenna
About Thomas Verenna Thomas Verenna is a member of the Valley Forge Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution, an Associate Board Member of the…
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Contributor Close-up: Thomas Fleming
About Thomas Fleming: Thomas Fleming is one of the most distinguished and productive historians and novelists of our time. He has written twenty nonfiction…
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5 Political Characters of Americans
The March 18, 1777 Pennsylvania Packet (Philadelphia) published an essay by “S.” that classified five political characters of Americans. The article was republished in…
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The Discharge
When a soldier’s term of service was complete, he was discharged. Besides having arrears of pay and other obligations resolved, he was given a…
To the Sound of the Fife
So you’ve been elected Captain of the militia company of your small Massachusetts town in 1774, and now you’ve got to train your men….
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Top 10 Articles of June 2015
Journal of the American Revolution kicked off summer 2015 with a fun group interview and several short features about important primary sources. This source…
The Revolutionary Rebus: A Coded Message Not for Spies
The British government’s policies toward the American colonies in the 1760s and 1770s were controversial in Great Britain; some people favored the government’s actions…
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The Virginia Gazette (Williamsburg), August 26, 1775
One of the newspapers featured in Reporting the Revolutionary War was the Virginia Gazette dated August 26, 1775. In the book, Don N. Hagist…
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Building and Attacking Redoubts
From Bunker Hill to Yorktown, a feature of military actions during the American Revolution was the redoubt. Of course, redoubts were a fixture in…
Map of Burgoyne’s Army after Bemis Heights
Maps are vital to understanding campaigns and battles. During the American Revolution, military planners often lamented the lack of good maps and went to…
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Ebenezer Parkman’s Diary
From mid-August to early October, 1774, huge crowds gathered in the “shiretowns” of every county in contiguous, mainland Massachusetts (except Suffolk, where Boston is…
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A View in America in 1778
Cartoons were a vital part of England’s print media in the 1770s, and were almost exclusively of the sort that today we call editorial…
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Military Paperwork: The Morning Report
Armies thrived on paperwork. With huge amounts of information to be recorded and tracked, non-commissioned officers and soldiers with good literacy, skill at basic…
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Journals of Each Provincial Congress of Massachusetts
In the late summer and early fall of 1774, all of Massachusetts outside of Boston shed British rule. From October 1774 to April 1775,…
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The Tombstone Edition: Pennsylvania Journal, October 31, 1765
One of the most famous and recognizable eighteenth-century newspapers is the October 31, 1765 issue of the Pennsylvania Journal, also known as the “tombstone…
Most influential second city?
Outside of the big four (Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Charleston), which city was most critical to the success of the Revolution? Why? …
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Global distraction?
What impact did British involvement elsewhere in the world have on operations in North America? Explain. As brilliantly told in Andrew Jackson O’Shaughnessy’s…
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Best listener?
A lot has been written about the greatest writers and orators of the Revolution, but effective communication also requires good listening. Who was the…
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Greatest lesson learned?
During the protracted conflict, nations, colonies, committees and individuals had several opportunities to learn from their mistakes. In your opinion, what is the best…
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Favorite artifact?
Which Revolutionary artifact do you wish was mistakenly delivered to your doorstep rather than the curator of a museum? Washington’s draft of The…
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Coming Soon!
The next several weeks will be a short break from the usual content featured at Journal of the American Revolution, so we wanted to…
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JAR Annual Volume 2015 Update
We are having a blast working with our contributors and Westholme Publishing to produce collectible hardbacks in 2015 and beyond, and we can’t wait…
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Contributor Close-up: Michael Schellhammer
About Michael Schellhammer: Michael Schellhammer is a former U.S. Army infantry, intelligence, and civil affairs officer. He served in the Persian Gulf War, Haiti,…
Top 10 Articles of May 2015
For those who don’t know, Journal of the American Revolution‘s three publishing pillars include the free online magazine at allthingsliberty.com, an annual hardback collector’s…
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Contributor Close-up: Bob Ruppert
About Bob Ruppert: Bob Ruppert is a retired high school administrator from the greater Chicago-land area. He received his undergraduate degree from Loyola University…
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Contributor Close-up: Wayne Lynch
About Wayne Lynch: Wayne Lynch is an independent researcher and frequent writer of American history. Since 2010, he has been researching and writing a…
Top 10 Articles of April 2015
Journal of the American Revolution is hosting a RevWar Schmoozer next Friday, May 8, to celebrate our 2015 annual volume and new book series….
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RevWar Schmoozer 2015
Mark your calendars! To celebrate the launch of Annual Volume 2015 and our recently announced book series, Journal of the American Revolution is hosting…
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Top 10 Articles of March 2015
This was a momentous month for Journal of the American Revolution. Yesterday, we officially announced our new book series with Westholme and the first…
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New Book Series on the American Revolution Launching in Early 2016
The Journal of the American Revolution (http://allthingsliberty.com) is launching a new book series on the American Revolution in partnership with Westholme Publishing, LLC. The…
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Jim Piecuch and Ray Raphael Join Journal of the American Revolution Editorial Board
Journal of the American Revolution (JAR) is 27 months old. Already. It’s growing up so fast. And thanks to an ever-increasing cadre of contributors…
Top 10 Articles of February 2015
There is never a dull month at Journal of the American Revolution. In February, we continued to experience impressive reader traffic and welcomed three…