Colonial newspapers published between 1763 and 1783 fanned the flames of rebellion in America, provided critical correspondence during the war, sustained loyalty to the cause and ultimately aided in the outcome. Publishing this November by Sourcebooks, Inc., Reporting the Revolutionary War: Before It Was History, It Was News will offer an unprecedented in-depth look at colonial newspaper coverage that helped start and finish the American Revolution.
Through vivid eyewitness accounts, battlefield letters and breaking news compiled from hundreds of newspapers – printed on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean – the story of the American Revolution is unlike any version that has been told. It is raw and uncut, full of intense action, drama and suspense. From start to finish, these frontline newspapers deliver incomparable insight about America’s founding and combine to reveal one of the most real and comprehensive narratives of the Revolutionary Era, loaded with amazing characters, better-than-fiction plot twists and the perfect climax. This is history in its purest form.
Coming together to help put the original newspapers accounts in context are 37 top historians — professors, scholars, authors and park rangers — who have contributed more than 60 fascinating essays that chronicle the impact these papers made on America’s War of Independence.
In addition to the 400-page, full-color book, Todd Andrlik and Sourcebooks are launching a sensational multimedia package complete with website, digital archive of 300+ Revolutionary newspapers, interactive app, video, audio and educational lesson plans. With Reporting the Revolutionary War, we are bringing the 18th century to the 21st.
In advance of the November 2012 publication date, excerpts of the Revolutionary newspaper coverage and context can be found below. For more information about the book, please click here.
