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John Gilbert McCurdy

John Gilbert McCurdy

John Gilbert McCurdy is Professor of History at Eastern Michigan University, where he has taught since 2005. He is the author of Quarters: The Accommodation of the British Army and the Coming of the American Revolution (Cornell, 2019), which was named 2019 Book of the Year by the Journal of the American Revolution. He also wrote Citizen Bachelors: Manhood and the Creation of the United States (Cornell, 2009). McCurdy received his Ph.D. from Washington University in St. Louis in 2004. He has held fellowships from the British Library, the Massachusetts Historical Society, and the University of Michigan.

Politics During the War (1775-1783), Reviews, The War Years (1775-1783) September 5, 2023 September 5, 2023

United for Independence: The American Revolution in the Middle Colonies, 1775–1776

BOOK REVIEW: United for Independence: The American Revolution in the Middle Colonies, 1775-1776 by Michael Cecere (Yardley, Pa.: Westholme, 2023) In the American Revolutionary War,…

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Constitutional Debate, Politics During the War (1775-1783), Reviews June 26, 2023 June 26, 2023

Disunion Among Ourselves: The Perilous Politics of the American Revolution

BOOK REVIEW: Disunion Among Ourselves: The Perilous Politics of the American Revolution by Eli Merritt (Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 2023) In many ways, the…

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Economics, Law, Prewar Politics (<1775), Reviews April 10, 2023 May 22, 2023

The Sugar Act and the American Revolution

BOOK REVIEW: The Sugar Act and the American Revolution by Ken Shumate (Yardley, Pa.: Westholme, 2023) In the leadup to the Revolution, several Parliamentary laws…

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Features September 6, 2021 September 3, 2021

Review: 1764: The First Year of the American Revolution

BOOK REVIEW: 1764: The First Year of the American Revolutionby Ken Shumate (Yardley, PA: Westholme, 2021) When did the Revolution begin? This seemingly simple…

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