Journal of the American Revolution 2016: Annual Volume

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The Journal of the American Revolution, Annual Volume 2016, 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 studies. The forty-five articles in the 2016 edition include: “Why Did George Washington Become a Revolutionary?” by Ray Raphael; “Governor Franklin Makes His Move” by Thomas Fleming; “Enlisting Lasses: Women Who Aspired to be Soldiers” by Don N. Hagist; “Tides and Tonnage: A Different Take on the Boston Tea Party” by Hugh T. Harrington; “How Was the Revolutionary War Paid For” by John L. Smith, Jr.; “Murder Along the Creek: Taking a Closer Look at the Sugarloaf Massacre” by Thomas Verenna; “The Loyalist Refugee Experience in Canada” by Alexander Cain; “Lafayette’s Second Voyage to America” by Kim Burdick; “How Paul Revere’s Ride was Published and Censored in 1775” by Todd Andrlik; “A Melancholy Accident: The Disastrous Explosion at Charleston” by Joshua Shepherd; “A Spy Wins a Purple Heart” by Todd Braisted; “Faking It: British Counterfeiting During the American Revolution” by Stuart Hatfield.