Journal of the American Revolution 2020: Annual Volume

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 2020, 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-six articles in the 2020 edition include: Bernard E. Griffiths: Trumpeter Barney of the Queen’s Rangers, Chelsea Pensioner—and Freed Slave by Todd W. Braisted The Declaration of Independence: Did John Hancock Really Say that about his Signature?—and Other Signing Stories by J. L. Bell Les Habitants: Collaboration and Pro-American Violence in Canada, 1774–1776 by Sebastian van Bastelaer Misadventures in the Countryside: Escape from a British Prison Ship by Katie Turner Getty The Revolutionary Memories of New York Loyalists: Thomas Jones and William Smith, Jr. by Cho-Chien Feng The East India Company and Parliament’s “Fateful Decision” of 1767 by Steven Neill Massachusetts Privateers During the Siege of Boston by Alexander Cain The Constitution Counted Free Women and Children—And It Mattered by Andrew M. Schocket, with Kinzey M. McLaren-Czerr and Colin J. Spicer How Magna Carta Influenced the American Revolution by Jason Yonce Putting a Price on Loyalty: Mary Loring’s List of Losses by John Knight Read more