David Hackett Fischer

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Beyond the Classroom February 13, 2013 August 28, 2016

The Essential American Revolution Library

by Hugh T. Harrington

The American Revolution is quite obviously a very broad topic. It would require a huge quantity of books, even watered down to the “essentials,”…

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Beyond the Classroom February 7, 2013 August 28, 2016

Revolutionary War 101: Beginning Books

by Hugh T. Harrington

When any reader is new to a subject it often is hard to know where to start. Once underway studying the American Revolution the…

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1. Douglas R Dorney Lord Rawdon at Camden—Giving a Victor His Due: Occupation and Pacification

On July 1, 1780, Rawdon wrote Rugeley that he would award " the inhabitants ten guineas for the head of any deserter belonging to the Volunteers of Ireland, and five…
2. David Price Ten Crucial Days, Five Crucial Factors

I think you're absolutely right, Bill - that's a point I make in the manuscript I'm working on that's a very extended version of the article. Thanks for your comments,…
3. Bill Welsch Ten Crucial Days, Five Crucial Factors

David! Great article. Thanks. I always think of luck when I hear contingency. A fancier term. I’ve stressed luck on my tours. I would add what I consider another example…