The American Revolution at 250: Twenty-Four Historians Reflect on the Founding

by Francis D. Cogliano (Editor), Brendan McConville (Contributor), Annette Gordon-Reed (Contributor)

Genres: History, American Revolution

296 pages, Hardcover

Published April 3, 2026

About the author

Francis D. Cogliano is Reader in American History at the University of Edinburgh. A Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, he has held research fellowships at the Virginia Historical Society and the International Center for Jefferson Studies at Monticello.

Reviews

[Danielle Ferraro · Rating 5 out of 5]

The ONLY book related to the 250 anniversary anyone should be reading. Both a scholarly secondary source and a primary source for future historians

[Teresa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great lecture and resulting book.