Benjamin Franklin and His Son, Divided by Independence
A new dual biography tells how the American Revolution drove the Franklins apart.
American Revolution
When All Men Were Created Separate, But Equal
After the revolution, former slaves and native populations were forced to segregate from the new Republic.
Marquis de Lafayette, American Hero
The making of the Revolutionary War General into a national icon
Henry Fairlie on What Europeans Thought of Our Revolution
It really was a shot heard round the world.
The American Beginning
The dark side of Crèvecoeur's "Letters from an American Farmer"
