In his most recent book, "A Promised Land," historian Adam Jortner traces how Jewish presence helped shape American independence and the decision to extend citizenship to all religions in the new nation.

#ReadtheRevolution excerpt: https://bit.ly/46Xg4dV

We're ready for spooky season! Join us this October for upcoming events:

📆 Oct. 10-12: Indigenous Peoples Weekend
📆 Oct. 17-18: Revolutionary Philadelphia: 1776
📆 Oct. 20: #ReadtheRevolution Speaker Series with Adam Jortner

Plan your October visit: https://bit.ly/3u7qYJM

The Battle of Freeman's Farm, also known as the First Battle of Saratoga, was fought #onthisday in 1777. In The Compleat Victory, Kevin J. Weddle analyzes the strategic implications of the Saratoga Campaign.

#ReadtheRevolution excerpt: https://bit.ly/3BGwnNt

In "The Words That Made Us: America’s Constitutional Conversation, 1760-1840," Yale professor of law and political science Akhil Reed Amar takes the long view of America’s Constitutional history. #ConstitutionDay

#ReadtheRevolution excerpt: https://bit.ly/48ePr3g

The first commissioned officer of the U.S. Navy, Commodore John Barry died in Philadelphia #onthisday in 1803.

Read more about Barry's naval service in a #ReadtheRevolution excerpt from Tim McGrath’s book, John Barry: https://bit.ly/3eAZc2x

In his book "A Most Gallant Resistance: The Delaware River Campaign September – November 1777," James McIntyre illustrates an often-forgotten part of the Philadelphia Campaign.

#ReadtheRevolution excerpt: https://bit.ly/4d9fUn3