Reporting the Revolutionary War: before it was history, it was news

Introduction

The eighteenth-century newspaper business

Revolutionary newspaper reading tips

The cursed Stamp Act. Sugar act / Andrlik, Todd

Stamp act / Andrlik, Todd

Stamp act repeal / Andrlik, Todd. Frugality and industry. Townshend acts / Andrilk, Todd

Nonimportation and nonconsumption / Andrlik, Todd. The late horrid massacre. Arrival of the troops in Boston / Allison, Robert J.

Boston massacre / Allison, Robert J.

GASPEE affair / Park, Steven H.

Committees of correspondence / Humphrey Carol Sue. The detestable tea. Tea Act in America / Carp, Benjamin L.

Boston Tea Party / Carp, Benjamin L.

Rebellion. Coercive acts / Raphael, Ray

Powder alarm / Bell, J. L.

Suffolk resolves / Raphael, Ray

Massachusetts Provincial Congress / Raphael, Ray

First Continental Congress / Irvin, Benjamin H.

Raid on Fort Willilam and Mary / Robinson, Dennis. Bloody news. Battle of Lexington and Concord / Bell, J. L. Williamsburg Gunpowder incident / Hurst, Neal Thomas

Second Continental Congress / Irvin, Benjamin H.

Capture of Fort Ticonderoga / Tatum, William P.

Battle of Noddle's Island / Nelson, James L.

Battle of Bunker Hill / Hagist, Don N.

George Washington takes command / Allison, Robert J.

Battle of Great Bridge and Burning Norfolk / Hall, John W.

Invasion of Canada / Marshall Tabitha

Native Americans choosing sides / Tortora, Daniel J.

The spirit of liberty.

Common sense and the American crisis / Piecuch, Jim

Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge / Tatum, William P.

Battle of the Rice Boats / Harrington, Hugh T.

Fortification of Dorchester Heights / Hagist, Don N.

Battle of Sullivan's Island / Russell David Lee

Declaration of Independence / Dziennik, Matthew, P.

New York campaign / Schecter, Barnet.

Cut to pieces. Battles of Trenton and Princeton / Chadwick, Bruce

Siege of Fort Ticonderoga / Schnitzer, Eric H.

Battle of Oriskany / Tortora, Daniel J. / Battles of Brandywine and Germantown / Mowday, Bruce E.

Battles of Saratoga / Schnitzer, Eric H.

Women and children on the war front / Schnitzer, Eric H.

Good and faithful allies. Valley Forge winter encampment / Bodle, Wayne

French-American alliance / Osman, Julia

Battle of Monmouth / Adelberg, Michael S.

Conquer or die. Revolutionary War in the West and George Rogers Clark / Reda, John

Sullivan Expedition / Tortora, Daniel J.

Battle of Flamborough Head and John Paul Jones / Conrad, Dennis M.

Marks of heroism. Siege of Savannah / Elliott, Rita Flose

Siege of Charleston / Russell, David Lee

Carolina backcountry militia actions / Baxley, Charles B.

Battle of Camden / Piecuch, Jim

Battle of Kings Mountain / Piecuch, Jim

Treason of Benedict Arnold and handing of John Andrâe / Conrad, Dennie M.

Conquest and capture. Battle of Cowpens / Buchanan, John

Race to the Dan / Conrad, Dennis M.

Battle of Guilford Courthouse / Conrad, Dennis M.

Battle of Hobkirk's Hill / Buchanan, John

Siege of Ninety Six / Reardon, Matthew

Battle of Eutaw Springs / Reuwer, David Paul

Yorktown Campaign / Depew, Diand K.

Delivered with eloquence. Perils of peace / Fleming, Thomas

British and Loyalist evacuations of America / Conrad, Dennis M.

Resignation of George Washington as Commander in Chief / Allison, Robert J.

Epilogue

Revolutionary press impact

The value of primary sources.