Miscellaneous
Taxed by Both Sides: The Double Burden of Frontier Families
The Revolution promised liberty, but not everyone found freedom in its unfolding. For many families...
When Congress Fled: The Day Philadelphia Became Too Hot for Liberty
The Revolution has always been told with stillness. A calm hall. A poised pen. A...
Treaty Lines and Broken Promises: What the Revolution Cost Native Nations
When the Treaty of Paris was signed in 1783, there were no Native nations at...
The Silent Borderlands: Native Women in the Shadow of the Revolution
The American Revolution redrew more than political borders. It unsettled the daily rhythms of Indigenous...
The Signer Who Didnt Sign: Forgotten Hands in the Declaration
The signing of the Declaration of Independence is often imagined as a single moment, clear...
The Revolution’s First Rebellion Wasn’t in Boston
Ask most Americans where the Revolution began, and they will likely name Boston. They will...
The Forgotten Prison Ships: Floating Tombs in New York Harbor
The war for American independence was fought on fields and in forests. But one of...
The Dance Card Republic: Social Life in the New Nation
The Revolution may have ended in treaty, but the republic found its footing on the...