Journal of the American Revolution 2026

The year's best articles from the leading on-line source of new research on the Revolution and Founding eras The Journal of the American Revolution, Annual Volume 2026 , presents the journal's best historical research and writing over the past calendar year. The volume of thirty-eight articles is designed for institutions, scholars, and enthusiasts to provide a convenient overview of the latest research and scholarship in American Revolution and Founding Era studies. Contents 1778 Naval Strategy: French Actors and British Reactors by Bob Ruppert A Granddaughter's Grief: Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis and George Washington by Elizabeth Reese Agrippa Hull: A Revolutionary Story by Talya Leodari Alexander Thompson and Declaring Peace in the Borderlands of Western New York, 1783 by G. Patrick O'Brien Colonel Michael Kovats: The Hungarian Co-founder of the American Cavalry by Zoltán Pintér and Anna Smith Lacey Cruel Bedlam: Bankruptcies and the Break with Britain by Robert E. Wright Culper Spy Austin Roe . . . the Joiner? by Mark Sternberg George Washington and Thomas Paine: Friendship in a Revolutionary Age by Jett Conner George Washington as Parent by Chaim M. Rosenberg "In the Cause of American Liberty:" Catholic Contributions to Independence by Raphael Corletta Insolvent Brothers: The Generals Ethan and Ira Allen by Gary Shattuck James Easton vs. Benedict Arnold: Anatomy of a Feud by Paul B. Elmore Jefferson and Madison Letters: Should a Constitution Last Forever? by Jett Conner Lord Dunmore's Ethiopian Regiment by Andrew Lawler Mercy Scollay's Quest for Custody of Joseph Warren's Children by Janet Uhlar Morgan's Victory at the Cowpens: Brilliant Tactics or Fortunate Volley? by Conner Runyan and C. Leon Harris On Parole: A Story of Honor, Suffering, and Friendship in the American Revolution by Greg Aaron "One Great People": John Fenno's Public Crusade for an American National Identity by Shawn David McGhee Quotes About or By Native Americans, 1751 to 1793 by Victor J. DiSanto Rhode Island Soldiers of Color at Red Bank, Monmouth, and Valley Forge by Christian McBurney Richard Varick in History and Memory: Colonial Lawyer, Continental Officer, Mayor of New York City by Keith Muchowski Samuel Mason: Revolutionary Turncoat or Opportunistic Pirate? by Carter F. Smith Snapping the Lilliputian Cords: The Founders and Gulliver's Travels by Brett Bannor Tarleton at the Waxhaws: A Proposal for Reconciliation by Robert Ford That Audacious Paper: Jonathan Lind and Thomas Hutchinson Answer the Declaration of Independence by David Otersen The 1779 Invasion of Iroquoia: Scorched Earth as Described by Continental Soldiers by Victor J. DiSanto The Complicated History of David Fanning's Murderous 1782 Bloody Sabbath Raid by Josh Wheeler "The Good Old Republican Cause": Philip Freneau's Principled Stand against the Shadow of Monarchy by Shawn David McGhee The Green Mountain Insurgency: New York's Rebellion Against the Crown by Robert J. Walworth The Loyalist Who Gave Birth to His Nightmare by Richard Briles Moriarty The Mutiny of 1783: America's Only Successful Insurrection by Andrew A. Zellers-Frederick The Plot to Partition America by Richard J. Werther The Retreat of Popular Sovereignty by David Otersen The Short War of James Wilcox, 33rd Regiment of Foot by Don N. Hagist Those Deceitful Sages: Pope Pius VI, Rome, and the American Revolution by Brady J. Crytzer Thunderstruck: The Treaty of Paris Reaches the Frontier by Joshua Shepherd Trojan Horse on the Water: The 1782 Attack on Beaufort, North Carolina by Josh Wheeler Unraveling the Mystery of George Washington's Earliest Teacher by Richard Gardiner