The American Revolution at 250

Twenty-Four Historians Reflect on the Founding

The preeminent historians of the founding era speak their mind on the anniversary of the United States' birth

In these powerful and personal essays, some of the most celebrated historians of the American Revolutionary era reflect on the meaning of 1776 to the nation in 2026, offering fresh insights and food for thought on every page. They tackle the most pressing topics that Americans debated in 1776 and continue to debate today: the meaning of democracy; the nature of information wars; immigration and the rights and obligations of citizenship; race and slavery; public health; the various and conflicting legacies of the founders; and the shifting nature of commemoration itself. Like the Revolutionary generation they know so well, on some issues these scholarly authorities find themselves largely in accord; on others they vehemently disagree. This is historical debate at its most urgent.

Contributors: Allison Bigelow * T. H. Breen * Katherine Carté * Lindsay M. Chervinsky * Marlene L. Daut * Andrew M. Davenport * Christa Dierksheide * Lauren Duval * Joanne B. Freeman * Annette Gordon-Reed * Eliga H. Gould * Patrick Griffin * Nicholas Guyatt * Ricardo A. Herrera * Woody Holton * Brendan McConville * Michael A. McDonnell * Peter S. Onuf * Robert G. Parkinson * Teresa R. Pollak * John A. Ragosta * Bertrand Van Ruymbeke * Rosemarie Zagarri

Contributor: Robert G. Parkinson (Contributions by), Marlene L. Daut (Contributions by), Allison Bigelow (Contributions by), Peter S. Onuf (Contributions by), Francis D. Cogliano (Edited by), Brendan McConville (Contributions by), John A. Ragosta (Contributions by), Lindsay M. Chervinsky (Contributions by), Annette Gordon-Reed (Contributions by), Eliga Gould (Contributions by), Woody Holton (Contributions by), Christa Dierksheide (Contributions by), Lauren Duval (Contributions by), Ricardo Herrera (Contributions by), Joanne B. Freeman (Contributions by), Bertrand Van Ruymbeke (Contributions by), Andrew M. Davenport (Contributions by), Patrick Griffin (Contributions by), Nicholas Guyatt (Contributions by), Teresa R Pollak (Contributions by), T. H. Breen (Contributions by), Rosemarie Zagarri (Contributions by), Katherine Carté (Contributions by), Michael A. McDonnell (Contributions by)

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