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Revolutionary and Early National

Kim, Bong Joong, “Miguk chogi euigyoeui yisanggwa hyeonsil: Thomas Paine gwa Sangsikeui yonghyangeul jungsimeuro” (Ideal and reality in early America: Thomas Paine and Common Sense), Miguksa Yongu/Korean Journal of American History (Seoul), 26 (Nov. 2007), 1–29. In Korean.

O’Brien, Greg, “The Choctaw Defense of Pensacola in the American Revolution,” in Pre-removal Choctaw History: Exploring New Paths, ed. Greg O’Brien, 123–47. (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2008. xiv, 265 pp. $39.95, isbn 978-0-8061-3916-6.)

 

Porter, David Orin, “James Wilkinson: Spanish Agent or Double Agent?” (George Washington University, 2007). Order No. DA3275151.

 

Charles, Patrick J., Irreconcilable Grievances: The Events That Shaped the Declaration of Independence. (Bowie, Md.: Heritage, 2008. 342 pp. Paper, $31.00, isbn 978-0-7884-4566-8.)

Nelson, James L., George Washington’s Secret Navy: How the American Revolution Went to Sea. (Boston: McGraw Hill, 2008. xiv, 378 pp. $26.95, isbn 978-0-07-149389-5.)

Richard, Carl J., Greeks and Romans Bearing Gifts: How the Ancients Inspired the Founding Fathers. (Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, 2008. xiv, 203 pp. $22.95, isbn 978-0-7425-5623-2.)

Rohrbough, Malcom J., Trans-Appalachian Frontier: People, Societies, and Institutions, 1775–1850. (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2008. xviii, 675 pp. Cloth, $75.00, isbn 978-0-253-34932-3. Paper, $27.95, isbn 978-0-253-21932-9.) Third edition.

Smith, David, New York, 1776: The Continentals’ First Battle. (Oxford, Eng.: Osprey, 2008. 96 pp. Paper, $19.95, isbn 978-1-84603-285-1.) Heavily illustrated.

 

Chase, Philander D., ed., The Papers of George Washington: Revolutionary War Series, vol. 17: 15 September–31 October 1778. (Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2008. xliv, 735 pp. $85.00, isbn 978-0-8139-2684-1.)

Coquillette, Daniel R., and Neil Longley York, eds., Portrait of a Patriot, vol. 3: The Southern Journal. (Boston: Colonial Society of Massachusetts, 2007. xii, 369 pp. $85.00, isbn 978-0-9794662-0-5.)

Martin, James Kirby, ed., Ordinary Courage: The Revolutionary War Adventures of Joseph Plumb Martin. (Oxford, Eng.: Blackwell, 2008. xxiv, 199 pp. Paper, $20.00, isbn 978-1-4051-7706-1.) Third edition.

Mulder, Philip N., ed., Colonial America and the Early Republic. (Aldershot, Eng.: Ashgate, 2007. xxiv, 525 pp. $275.00, isbn 978-0-7546-2613-8.)

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