American Revolution Blog

Merry Christmas everyone! As you enjoy the festivities, keep in mind that today also carries a special American tribute that should not go f...

A Fundamental Error in the "Key Founders" Argument For those who debate religion and the founding, one of the central topics of co...

The Geography of Witchcraft by Brad Hart For the second installment in my series on the Salem Witch Trials, I have decided to look at the ge...

The Economics of Witchcraft by Brad Hart Over the past week I have had the wonderful opportunity of delving into the July, 2008 issue of the...

This Ain't No Fairness Doctrine Here! One of the major criticisms from the historical community of David McCullough's Pulitzer Prize...

Of all the historians of early America, Gordon Wood is my favorite. His book The Radicalism of the American Revolution was one of the man...

A Midwife’s Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812 . By Laurel Ulrich. (New York: Random House Inc., 1990. Pp. 352....

On this day in 1823 President James Monroe outlined his famous doctrine (which eventually became known as the Monroe Doctrine) opposing Euro...

Ok, it's time to get this blog rolling again. It's been dead for far too long. I apologize to our readers for the lapse in posts. ...

"My God! How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of, and which no other people on earth enjoy!...

In a letter to his wife Abigail, John Adams wrote: "The Second Day of July 1776, will be the most memorable Epocha, in the History of A...

As we approach the Fourth of July, I thought I'd post this video from Sam the Eagle, which I found on YouTube... No one celebrates Ameri...

Today (June 18) marks the anniversary of the start of one of the most unusual wars in American history....the War of 1812. Here's the tr...

The 2009 Pulitzer Prize winners were announced on Monday , and both books are on topics relating to this blog! Hooray! The winner for the 20...

Comparing the Boston Tea Party to the various tea parties that took place across the nation last week is complex to say the least. After al...