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Table Of ContentContents Join, or Die: Political and Religious Controversy Over Franklin's Snake Cartoon by Daniel P. Stone John Adams Lists Abigail's Faults and Abigail Replies! by John L. Smith, Jr. The Conspiracy to Destroy the Gaspee by John Concannon The "Parson's Cause:" Thomas Jefferson's Teacher, Patrick Henry, and Religious Freedom by John Grady Creating American Nationalists: Presbyterians and the War for Independence by William Harrison Taylor Franklin's Secret Efforts to Bring about Reconciliation by Bob Ruppert The Route is by Way of Winnisimmet: Chelsea and the Refugees by Katie Turner Getty The General, the Corporal, and the Anecdote: Jacob Francis and Israel Putnam by J. L. Bell The Death and Resurrection of Major John André by John Knight The Connecticut Captivity of William Franklin, Loyalist by Louis Arthur Norton Norfolk, Virginia, Sacked by North Carolina and Virginia Troops by Patrick H. Hannum Finding Edward Wigglesworth's Lost Diary by C. E. Pippenger William Taylor: Loyalist Refugee in East Florida by George Kotlik Revisiting the Prayer at Valley Forge by Blake McGready The First Countries to Diplomatically Recognize the United States by John L. Smith, Jr. Women on Trial: British Soldiers' Wives Tried by Court Martial by Don N. Hagist A Curious "Trial" on the Frontier: Zeisberger, Heckewelder, et. al. vs. Great Britain by Eric Sterner A Loyalist's Response to the Franco-American Alliance: Charles Inglis's "Papinian" Essays by Jim Piecuch Grace Galloway--Abandoned Loyalist Wife by Richard Werther Benedict Arnold's Master Plan for (British) Victory by John Knight The Strange Case of "Charles de Weissenstein" by Richard Werther China and the American Revolution by Simon Hill Allen McLane--Revolutionary War Intelligence Officer and Spy by Ken Daigler Elias Boudinot IV: America's First Commissary General of Prisoners by Joseph Wroblewski Compelled to Row: Blacks on Royal Navy Galleys during the American Revolution by Charles R. Foy John the Painter: Terrorist for America by Lars Hedbor How to be a Revolutionary War Spy Master by Don N. Hagist Pierre Landais, the War's Most Enigmatic Naval Captain by Louis Arthur Norton An American Sea Captain Encounters Horatio Nelson--And Lives to Tell the Tale by David D. Kindy Slavery Through the Eyes of Revolutionary Generals by Gene Procknow Our Man in Minorca: Lewis Littlepage, American Volunteer with the Spanish Armed Forces by Larrie D. Ferreiro Patrick Tonyn: Britain's Most Effective Revolutionary-Era Royal Governor by Jim Piecuch The Most Extraordinary Murder by Chaim M. Rosenberg Moravians in the Middle: The Gnadenhutten Massacre by Eric Sterner Who Picked the Committees at the Constitutional Convention? by David O. Stewart A Second Bonaparte: Searching for the Character of Alexander Hamilton by Steven C. Hertler Elias Hasket Derby: The Privateer Who Pioneered the Russian Trade by Nick Deluca Jefferson's Reckoning: The Sage of Monticello's Haunting Final Years by Geoff Smock
SynopsisThe 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 2019, presents the journal's best historical research and writing over the past calendar year. The volume 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. The thirty-eight articles in the 2019 edition include: Join, or Die: Political and Religious Controversy Over Franklin's Snake Cartoon by Daniel P. Stone The Connecticut Captivity of William Franklin, Loyalist by Louis Arthur Norton Revisiting the Prayer at Valley Forge by Blake McGready John the Painter: Terrorist for America by Lars Hedbor Who Picked the Committees at the Constitutional Convention? by David O. Stewart Norfolk, Virginia, Sacked by North Carolina and Virginia Troops by Patrick H. Hannum Elias Hasket Derby: The Privateer Who Pioneered the Russian Trade by Nick Deluca Benedict Arnold's Master Plan (for British) Victory by John Knight China and the American Revolution by Simon Hill Moravians in the Middle: The Gnadenhutten Massacre by Eric Sterner Slavery Through the Eyes of Revolutionary Generals by Gene Procknow Our Man in Minorca: Lewis Littlepage, American Volunteer with the Spanish Armed Forces by Larrie D. Ferreiro Patrick Tonyn: Britain's Most Effective Revolutionary-Era Royal Governor by Jim Piecuch Jefferson's Reckoning: The Sage of Monticello's Haunting Final Years by Geoff Smock, The Year's Best Articles from the Leading On-Line Source of New Research on the American Revolution and Founding Eras The Journal of the American Revolution , Annual Volume 2019, presents the journal's best historical research and writing over the past calendar year. The volume 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. The thirty-eight articles in the 2019 edition include: Join, or Die: Political and Religious Controversy Over Franklin's Snake Cartoon by Daniel P. Stone The Connecticut Captivity of William Franklin, Loyalist by Louis Arthur Norton Revisiting the Prayer at Valley Forge by Blake McGready John the Painter: Terrorist for America by Lars Hedbor Who Picked the Committees at the Constitutional Convention? by David O. Stewart Norfolk, Virginia, Sacked by North Carolina and Virginia Troops by Patrick H. Hannum Elias Hasket Derby: The Privateer Who Pioneered the Russian Trade by Nick Deluca Benedict Arnold's Master Plan (for British) Victory by John Knight China and the American Revolution by Simon Hill Moravians in the Middle: The Gnadenhutten Massacre by Eric Sterner Slavery Through the Eyes of Revolutionary Generals by Gene Procknow Our Man in Minorca: Lewis Littlepage, American Volunteer with the Spanish Armed Forces by Larrie D. Ferreiro Patrick Tonyn: Britain's Most Effective Revolutionary-Era Royal Governor by Jim Piecuch Jefferson's Reckoning: The Sage of Monticello's Haunting Final Years by Geoff Smock