Tag Archives: American Revolution

White Paper: Ken Burns’ Reputational Arc from The Civil War to The American Revolution: Historical Perspective, Cultural Change, and the Shifting Landscape of Documentary Reception

Posted on December 4, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Ken Burns rose to national prominence with The Civil War (1990), a miniseries that achieved unprecedented audience size, cross-partisan admiration, and cultural reach. Yet by the time his American Revolution miniseries premiered, the public reception was far more … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Our First Civil War

Posted on November 3, 2023 by nathanalbright

Our First Civil War: Patriots And Loyalists In The American Revolution, by H.W. Brands In general, one sees that in the history of successful revolutions that those who oppose the resolution are often delegitimized in history as being, at best, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Faces Of Revolution

Posted on January 23, 2021 by nathanalbright

Faces Of Revolution: Personalities And Themes In The Struggle For American Independence, by Bernard Bailyn This book, if a relatively obscure one within the author’s body of work, demonstrates why it is that Bailyn is such a reliably excellent author … Continue reading →

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Book Review: American Cicero

Posted on September 4, 2020 by nathanalbright

American Cicero: The Life Of Charles Carroll, by Bradley J. Birzer I must admit personally that the life and personal history of Charles Carroll was not one I was familiar with, even if I have heard of the name because … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Counter-Revolution In Pennsylvania 1776-1790

Posted on July 5, 2020 by nathanalbright

The Counter-Revolution In Pennsylvania 1776-1790, by Robert L. Brunhouse It is among the more fortunate aspects of the American Revolution that it was not in fact a revolution on the model of the French Revolution but was a more conservative … Continue reading →

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Book Review: How To Think About The American Revolution

Posted on April 16, 2020 by nathanalbright

How To Think About The American Revolution:  A Bicentennial Celebration, by Harry V. Jaffa For me, at least, the beauty of Harry Jaffa’s political philosophy consisted both in an appreciate of his technique as a subtle and profound reader of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The American Founding As The Best Regime

Posted on April 16, 2020 by nathanalbright

The American Founding As The Best Regime:  The Bonding Of Civil And Religious Liberty, by Harry Jaffa Harry Jaffa has long been one of my favorite authors, so long in fact that this blog has suffered a bit in not … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Marquis Lafayette Reconsidered

Posted on March 19, 2020 by nathanalbright

The Marquis Lafayette Reconsidered, by Laura Auricchio This isn’t a bad book, per se, but it is not as good a book as it thinks it is.  The author is of the mistaken opinion that those who read books about … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Lafayette: Hero Of The American Revolution

Posted on March 19, 2020 by nathanalbright

Lafayette:  Hero Of The American Revolution, by Gonague Saint Bris One has to wonder, the more one knows about the life of Lafayette, if he was well-served by his times and by his associates.  A wealthy orphan with a taste … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Lafayette In The Somewhat United States

Posted on March 19, 2020 by nathanalbright

Lafayette In The Somewhat United States, by Sarah Vowell This book forgets something of vital importance, and that is that while the reader of this book may care something of what Lafayette thought and did, especially during his tour of … Continue reading →

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