The Omohundro Institute is justly renowned for its superb scholarly productions. This volume, published on the occasion of our countrys 250th anniversary, continues that tradition of excellence. The essays brim with insights about the meaning and legacies of the American colonies' break with Great Britain. The American Revolution is destined to become indispensable to the study of the creation of the United States.Annette Gordon-Reed, Pulitzer Prizewinning author of The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family
This vibrant set of essays illuminates our revolutionary origins in both classic and innovative ways. In the broad range of approaches and topics, readers will find an ideal introduction to the diverse cast that transformed this continent.Alan Taylor, Pulitzer Prizewinning author of American Revolutions: A Continental History, 17501804
All the drama and dynamism of the American Revolution is here for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in this exceptional and essential collection. In essays written for every reader, leading scholars of the last half century show us that the era of the Revolution was as complex as anything we confront today.Karin Wulf, author of Lineage: Genealogy and the Politics of Connection in Early America
Drawing on a generation of transformative scholarship, this fascinating collection centers human beings with countless backgrounds, perspectives, motivations, and opinions to show the American Revolution in all its complexity and, indeed, magnificence.Kathleen DuVal, Pulitzer Prizewinning author of Native Nations: A Millennium in North America
This superb collection explores lesser-known aspects of the American Revolution, including the participation of ordinary men and women, Native Americans, citizen soldiers, and enslaved people. Accessible to students, scholars, and general readers alike, the essays deepen our knowledge of the founding moment in our nations history.Rosemarie Zagarri, author of Revolutionary Backlash: Women and Politics in the Early American Republic