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Available for Pre-Order Now. Fulfillment of Orders will Occur after June 15, 2026
On the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, this collaborative volume of essays moves beyond the iconic battles and founding fathers to reveal the complex, messy, and deeply human reality of the American Revolution in New York City.
From the farms of Queens and the divided "NeutralGround" of The Bronx to the Loyalist strongholds of Staten Island, the war-torn fields of Brooklyn, and the upended landscape of Manhattan, historians uncover the lives o f ordinary people—women, farmers, the enslaved, lukewarm Loyalists, and accidental Patriots—who navigated a world, a city, and a countryside turned upside down.
Follow a young guide as he leads Washington on a daring reconnaissance of today's South Bronx. Learn how Manhattan's ancient forests vanished to fuel an occupying army. Discover how the lead in the city's elegant windows was melted into musket balls and contributed to the Continental Army's long-term survival.
Featuring original scholarship, rarely seen sources, and a map of revolutionary sites in New York City, this volume reframes the nation's founding as a lived experience of crisis, choice, and survival. This is not the revolution of myth, but the revolution as it truly was—fought not just for ideals, but for home, hearth, and the chance to see tomorrow.
Available for Pre-Order Now. Fulfillment of Orders will Occur after June 15, 2026
On the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, this collaborative volume of essays moves beyond the iconic battles and founding fathers to reveal the complex, messy, and deeply human reality of the American Revolution in New York City.
From the farms of Queens and the divided "NeutralGround" of The Bronx to the Loyalist strongholds of Staten Island, the war-torn fields of Brooklyn, and the upended landscape of Manhattan, historians uncover the lives o f ordinary people—women, farmers, the enslaved, lukewarm Loyalists, and accidental Patriots—who navigated a world, a city, and a countryside turned upside down.
Follow a young guide as he leads Washington on a daring reconnaissance of today's South Bronx. Learn how Manhattan's ancient forests vanished to fuel an occupying army. Discover how the lead in the city's elegant windows was melted into musket balls and contributed to the Continental Army's long-term survival.
Featuring original scholarship, rarely seen sources, and a map of revolutionary sites in New York City, this volume reframes the nation's founding as a lived experience of crisis, choice, and survival. This is not the revolution of myth, but the revolution as it truly was—fought not just for ideals, but for home, hearth, and the chance to see tomorrow.