A Lecture by Lauren Duval: The American Revolution told from inside the home

The Home Front: Revolutionary Households, Military Occupation, and the Making of American Independence NEW! We are delighted to announce that Lauren Duval has been awarded Society for Military History’s Distinguished Book Award for a First Book. A talk by Lauren Duval (University of Oklahoma) This is a look at the American Revolution from inside the home. Prior to… Read More

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The Home Front Revolutionary Households, Military Occupation, and the Making of American Independence

Domestic Tranquility: Privacy and the Household in Revolutionary America

Today’s post accompanies “Creating the Fourth Amendment,” episode 261 of Ben Franklin’s World and part of Doing History 4: Understanding the Fourth Amendment. The image of a victorious and weary George Washington retiring to Mount Vernon after eight long years of battle and war is… Read More

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