The American Revolution and the Declaration
of Independence: 250 Years Later
Dr. David Adler
In this course, we’ll explore the ideas, principles, concerns, and events behind the American Revolution, with an eye to understanding the Revolutionary War as an ideological and constitutional struggle between Great Britain and the colonies.
Reading List
Walter Isaacson, The Greatest Sentence Ever Written.
Simon & Schuster, 2025, ISBN: 978-1-9821-8131-4
This is a hardback edition, about 50 pages. An ebook is also available.
Thomas Paine, “Common Sense.”
Any edition is fine. The essay is about 50 pages.
Gordon Wood, The Idea of America: Reflections on the Birth of the United States.
Penguin Books, 2011, ppb. ISBN: 978-0-14-312124-4 (Selections)
Joseph Ellis, American Dialogue: The Founders and Us.
Vintage Books, 2019. ppb. ISBN: 978-0-8041-7247-9 (Selections)
