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...read more...