Top 10 Articles of July 2014
July was another monumental month for Journal of the American Revolution. We exceeded 80,000 pageviews (our second best month since launch), hosted our fourth…
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Favorite Piece of Propaganda?
Propaganda was important during the Revolution. What is your favorite propaganda item? Why? My favorite is Tom Paine’s “These are the times that…
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Favorite Revolutionary War Site to Visit?
Favorite RevWar site (battlefield, home, museum, etc.) to visit today? Why? My favorite site is Yorktown. There’s enough still there to give you…
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Most Important Diplomatic Action?
Most important diplomatic action of the war? Why? The most important diplomatic action of the war was signing the treaty of alliance with …
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Best Husband-Wife Duo?
Aside from John and Abigail, what was the best husband-wife duo of the Revolution? Why? The best husband wife team–better than John and…
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Greatest Consequence?
Greatest consequence of the American Revolution? The greatest consequence of the Revolution is the way the Declaration of Independence spread around the globe….
Top 10 Articles of June 2014
Following such a cold and snowy winter, Journal of the American Revolution used the beginning of summer as a good excuse to temporarily slow…
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Dipping into our Archives
With a steady flow of new readers stopping by our online history magazine we thought we’d dip into our archives and surface a few…
Top 10 Articles of May 2014
Did you miss our big May news? Journal of the American Revolution and Westholme Publishing have joined forces to publish annual hardcover volumes with…
Stay Tuned…
Journal of the American Revolution will be taking a four-day Memorial Day holiday and will return to our regularly scheduled programming on Tuesday, May…
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Journal of the American Revolution and Westholme Publishing Announce Publication Partnership
Annual Volumes of the Latest American Revolution Research and Perspective Expected Every May Beginning in 2015 YARDLEY, Pennsylvania (May 14, 2014) – The popular…
Top 10 Articles of April 2014
Thank you to all our readers and authors for making April 2014 our second best traffic month ever with 72,000 pageviews. Huzzay! This month…
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Journal of the American Revolution Unveils Book of the Year Award
The Journal of the American Revolution today announces the launch of its Book of the Year Award, an annual book prize to the non-fiction…
Top 10 Articles of March 2014
March was a very exciting month for Journal of the American Revolution (JAR). We welcomed Andrew O’Shaughnessy and Jerome Palliser as new contributors, and…
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Most underrated battle?
Most underrated battle of the Revolutionary War? Why? The most underrated battle of the war was Springfield, New Jersey, in 1780. If the…
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Most overrated battle?
Most overrated battle of the Revolutionary War? Why? Saratoga. It wasn’t a turning point and the general who theoretically won it, Horatio Gates,…
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The American Revolution in One Tweet?
Twitter is the enormously popular social networking tool that enables one user to send “tweets” to many followers, or subscribers. The text message-like tweets…
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Favorite Quote?
What is your favorite quote by a Revolutionary? “I see one head turning into thirteen.” Washington said this several times in the closing…
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The One Big Mystery?
What’s the one unanswered question about the American Revolution you’d most like answered? Put another way, what’s one remaining mystery of the Revolution that…
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2014 Conference on the American Revolution
This past weekend, scores of professional and amateur historians converged in Williamsburg, Virginia, for the 3rd Annual Conference on the American Revolution, a three-day…
Top 10 Articles of February 2014
A belated happy Valentine’s Day to all our loyal readers! We hope you enjoyed our action-packed month of articles, which included gripping features about…
Top 10 Articles of January 2014
Welcome to 2014 and a fresh face for Journal of the American Revolution. The new year came in like a lion with several fantastic…
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The Time Travel Question
If you could time travel and visit any American city/colony/state for one year between 1763 and 1783, which city/colony/state and year would you choose?…
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Needs Further Exploration?
What aspects of or questions regarding the American Revolution need to be further explored by historians? All of them. I think a return…
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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. …