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AARevolution.net is not your basic U.S. History 101! We are not about chronicling the American Revolution, storytelling or mythologizing. In Analyzing American Revolution (AAR), professors analyze the American Revolution from many different angles in in-depth interviews with host, Adel Aali. AAR is a production of History Behind News (HbN), in which Adel has interviewed 197 professors (and counting) about U.S. and world history. And now Adel brings that experience to interview and analyze scholars of the American Revolution.

  1. 1d ago

    The Continental Dollar: The Default That Built American Credit | S1E33 AAR

    Did America default deliberately on the paper that financed its Revolution? The history most Americans learned blames the Continental dollar’s collapse on reckless printing and runaway inflation—but these notes functioned more like tax-backed bonds. Soldiers were paid in these promises and bore their plummeting value; then, in 1790, the new federal government settled the remaining dollars at 100 to 1, although it could have afforded a far more generous conversion. At that rate, holders converted only $6 million of the roughly $80 million still outstanding; the remaining $74 million was never redeemed, while the resulting default erased a massive liability, helped turn the new nation’s net worth positive, and strengthened American credit in Europe. 📄 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Interview⁠ ⁠⁠transcript & takeaways⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🚩About My 228th Guest: Dr. Farley Grubb Dr. Farley Grubb is a professor of Economics and history at the University of Delaware, and a former research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. He is the author of "The Continental Dollar: How the American Revolution was Financed with Paper Money", which we discuss in this interview. ****************** ▶️About Featured Image: Image of Adel Aali (program host) and his guest, Dr. Farley Grubb, superimposed on the Betsy Ross flag, along cover image of “The Continental Dollar: How the American Revolution was Financed with Paper Money”. ***** 🧭 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Explore AAR⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🖼️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Image Gallery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🗂️⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Thematic Collection⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📝 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Take the AAR IQ Quiz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ***** 🔔 Follow AAR: 🎞️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎞️🎧 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📰⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AAR's Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ***** 📑 Video Chapters: 00:00 Selected Highlights 02:26 Guest Introduction 03:44 The Continental Dollar Myth 06:25 What Gives Money Value? 17:46 Colonial Bills Become Dollars 26:49 Financing War Without Taxes 35:10 Soldiers Paid in Bonds 54:17 Time, Not Inflation 1:01:52 Soldiers, Speculators, and Default 1:13:36 Default Builds American Credit 1:23:57 Financial Crisis, European Intervention 1:29:18 Who Created the Myth? 1:44:36 Just One Point ***** 📽️This video is made with Filmora. ☑️Image Attributions: All images are in the Public Domain 🎵Music Attributions: "Yankee Doodle" in our videos: ►⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Choral, U.S. Army Band (Public Domain) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We incorporate parts of this fabulous performance in the beginning and end of our videos. ✅⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to our ⁠⁠⁠YouTube channel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🫶⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support AAR⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: We appreciate your⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠financial support ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠of our program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. *****

    The Continental Dollar: The Default That Built American Credit | S1E33 AAR

  2. Aug 12

    Hessian POWs: Hold Them. Win Them Over. Weaken Britain.| S1E32 AAR

    Hessian POWs became part of America’s war strategy. Rather than quickly exchange thousands of captured German soldiers and return them to Britain’s army, American leaders had a powerful reason to keep them out of the fighting. But they went further: Washington and other revolutionaries tried to win them over—placing prisoners among German-speaking Americans, treating them generously, and even offering land to men willing to abandon British service. It was an effort to turn captivity itself into a weapon against Britain. 📄 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Interview ⁠⁠transcript & takeaways⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🚩About My 227th Guest: Dr. Daniel Krebs Dr. Daniel Krebs is an Associate Professor of Security Studies in the Department of National Security and Strategy at the U.S. Army War College, where he is the director of Advanced Regional Studies Program. He is the author of "A Generous and Merciful Enemy: Life for German Prisoners of War during the American Revolution", which we discuss in this interview. Disclaimer: "The views expressed by here Dr. Daniel Krebs are his own and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the United States, the Department of War, or any of its Components." ▶️Other Related AAR Interviews: ⁠►Dr. Ivan Kurilla: Why Russia's Empress Catherine refused King George - twice! ►Dr. Ricardo Herrera: Washington's Army: Local Men, Continental Cause ►Dr. Rafe Blaufarb: How France Rallied the World Against Britain ►Dr. Gonzalo Quintero: Spain’s Forgotten Role in the American Revolution ►Dr. Steven Pincus: India's Hyder Ali & American Revolution ►Dr. Rebecca Brannon: The Loyalists: Was the American Revolution a Civil War? ****************** ▶️About Featured Image: Image of Adel Aali (program host) and his guest, Dr. Daniel Krebs, superimposed on the Betsy Ross flag, along cover image of “A Generous and Merciful Enemy: Life for German Prisoners of War during the American Revolution”. ***** 🧭 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Explore AAR⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🖼️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Image Gallery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🗂️⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Thematic Collection⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📝 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Take the AAR IQ Quiz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ***** 🔔 Follow AAR: 🎞️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎞️🎧 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📰⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AAR's Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ***** 📑 Video Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 02:57 Guest Introduction 04:21 Who Were the Hessians? 09:26 Why German States Sent Troops 16:49 Why “Hessians”? 20:39 Multinational Armies 27:22 Mercenaries or Conscripts? 40:50 Where Hessians Fought 49:42 Auxiliaries or Mercenaries? 53:24 Hessians Become POWs 55:25 Why POW Exchanges Broke Down 59:21 America’s First POW Camps 1:03:07 Why Treat Hessian POWs Well? 1:08:14 Did the Strategy Work? 1:12:25 Pay and Uniforms in Captivity 1:15:54 Why Americans Feared Hessians 1:21:25 POWs Living Among Americans 1:26:52 Three Wars in One 1:31:56 Trenton Myths ***** 📽️This video is made with Filmora. ☑️Image Attributions: All images are in the Public Domain 🎵Music Attributions: "Yankee Doodle" in our videos: ►⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Choral, U.S. Army Band (Public Domain) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We incorporate parts of this fabulous performance in the beginning and end of our videos. ✅⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to our ⁠⁠YouTube channel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🫶⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support AAR⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: We appreciate your⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠financial support ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠of our program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. *****

    Hessian POWs: Hold Them. Win Them Over. Weaken Britain.| S1E32 AAR

  3. Aug 5

    Why Canada Refused to Join the American Revolution | S1E31 AAR

    Canada refused the American Revolution. Continental Congress repeatedly invited Quebec to join the rebellion, then invaded Quebec expecting its French population to welcome American troops as liberators. Yet Nova Scotia presented the opposite surprise: Patriots there actually asked Washington to invade—but he refused. Even after the failed invasion, Americans continued imagining Canada as part of their new union. 📄 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Interview ⁠transcript & takeaways⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🚩About My 226th Guest: Dr. Jeffers Lennox Dr. Jeffers Lennox is a professor at Wesleyan University, where he is a historian of early North America, with a specific focus on the history of interactions between British, French, and Indigenous peoples. His books include the following: ►"Homelands and Empires: Indigenous Spaces, Imperial Fictions, and Competition for Territory in Northeastern North America, 1690–1763". which won the following key historical award: (1) Canadian Historical Association, Clio Award, Atlantic History; (2) Canadian Historical Association, Best Book in Canadian History; and (3) North American Society for Oceanic History, John Lyman Book Award, Canadian Maritime History ►“North of America: Loyalists, Indigenous Nations, and the Borders of the Long American Revolution” ▶️Other Related AAR Interviews: ►Dr. Katherine Carté: https://analyzingamericanrevolution.com/religion-and-the-revolution-why-the-founders-rejected-a-national-church-introduction/ America's Religions and the Revolution ►Dr. Edward Larson: January to July - 7 Months in 1776 ►Dr. Harvey Kaye: "Common Sense" — How Thomas Paine became "Thomas Paine" ►Dr. Steven Pincus: "Modernization" of British Empire and Revolution in America ****************** ▶️About Featured Image: Image of Adel Aali (program host) and his guest, Dr. Jeffers Lennox, superimposed on the Betsy Ross flag, along cover image of “North of America: Loyalists, Indigenous Nations, and the Borders of the Long American Revolution”. ***** 🧭 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Explore AAR⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🖼️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Image Gallery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🗂️⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Thematic Collection⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📝 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Take the AAR IQ Quiz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ***** 🔔 Follow AAR: 🎞️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎞️🎧 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📰⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AAR's Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ***** 📑 Video Chapters: 00:00 Selected Highlights 02:28 Guest Introduction 04:00 British Canada Before Canada 10:38 How Britain Governed Its Northern Colonies 16:47 There Were More Than Thirteen Colonies 22:10 Who Were the People of British Canada? 30:15 British Canada Confronts the American Revolution 33:17 Nova Scotia Asks Americans to Invade 38:45 Why Quebec Became an American Target 43:25 How Defeat in Quebec Strengthened the Case for Independence 49:57 Why Nova Scotia Did Not Rebel 59:36 Just One Point ***** 📽️This video is made with Filmora. ☑️Image Attributions: All images are in the Public Domain 🎵Music Attributions: "Yankee Doodle" in our videos: ►⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Choral, U.S. Army Band (Public Domain) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We incorporate parts of this fabulous performance in the beginning and end of our videos. ✅⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to our ⁠YouTube channel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🫶⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support AAR⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: We appreciate your⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠financial support ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠of our program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. *****

    Why Canada Refused to Join the American Revolution | S1E31 AAR

  4. Jul 29

    The Habsburgs and the American Revolution: A Missing Chapter | S1E30 AAR

    Although one of Europe's greatest powers is largely absent from the American story, it was anything but absent during the American Revolution. Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and the Continental Congress sought to break Habsburg neutrality—or at least establish formal trade relations with the Habsburg monarchy. Yet the United States did not establish diplomatic relations with the Habsburgs until 1838. Why? Dr. Jonathan Singerton argues that Thomas Jefferson's delaying and deceptive diplomacy played a decisive role. 📄 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Interview transcript & takeaways⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🚩About My 225th Guest: Dr. Jonathan Singerton Dr. Jonathan Singerton is a professor for Global Political History at the Free University of Amsterdam (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), where he specializes in global approaches to Habsburg history in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. This interview is based on his book "The American Revolution and the Habsburg Monarchy" which was awarded the Liechtenstein Prize for Outstanding Research. ▶️Other Related AAR Interviews: ►Dr. Ivan Kurilla: Catherine the Great, the Russian Empire & the American Revolution ►Prof. Joel Richard Paul: The Bizarre Plot That Armed the American Revolution ► Dr. Eliga Gould: How John Jay Altered the 1783 Treaty of Paris ****************** ▶️About Featured Image: Image of Adel Aali (program host) and his guest, Dr. Jonathan Singerton, superimposed on the Betsy Ross flag, along cover image of "The American Revolution and the Habsburg Monarchy" , a book by Dr. Singerton that we discuss in this interview. ***** 🧭 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Explore AAR⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🖼️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Image Gallery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🗂️⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Thematic Collection⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📝 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Take the AAR IQ Quiz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ***** 🔔 Follow AAR: 🎞️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎞️🎧 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📰⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AAR's Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ***** 📑 Video Chapters: 00:00 Selected Highlights 03:02 Guest Introduction 04:34 The Holy Roman Empire and the Habsburg Monarchy 16:12 Benjamin Franklin’s Extraordinary Access in Vienna 26:52 Secret Trade Under the “Garb of Neutrality” 38:40 The Forgotten Date That Helped Save the Revolution 45:52 Could Vienna Have Ended The American Revolution? 55:05 How the Revolution Transformed Habsburg Trade 1:03:36 When America Inspired Revolutions in Habsburg Realms 1:12:20 Joseph II, Benjamin Franklin and William Lee 1:40:13 American-Habsburg Relations and Thomas Jefferson’s Obstruction 2:26:12 Just One Point: ***** 📽️This video is made with Filmora. ☑️Image Attributions: All images are in the Public Domain 🎵Music Attributions: "Yankee Doodle" in our videos: ►⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Choral, U.S. Army Band (Public Domain) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We incorporate parts of this fabulous performance in the beginning and end of our videos. ✅⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to our YouTube channel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🫶⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support AAR⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: We appreciate your⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠financial support ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠of our program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. *****

    The Habsburgs and the American Revolution: A Missing Chapter | S1E30 AAR

  5. Jul 22

    Did the Treaty of Paris Create the United States? | S1E29 AAR

    America's independence was not complete in 1776. The Declaration announced independence, but the United States still needed Britain—the empire it had rebelled against—to recognize it as a nation. It also needed to restore trade with the world's leading commercial power. In this interview, Dr. Eliga Gould explains why the 1783 Treaty of Paris was not just the end of the Revolutionary War, but one of America's founding documents. The treaty shaped America's borders, exposed early conflicts over slavery and Native Americans, and helped pave the way for a stronger national government. 📄 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Interview transcript & takeaways⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🚩About My 223rd Guest: Dr. Eliga Gould Dr. Eliga Gould is the Harmsworth Prof. of American History at the University of Oxford and a distinguished professor at the University of New Hampshire. His scholarship focuses on the American Revolution, with an emphasis on the entangled history that Americans shared with the rest of the Americas, as well as with Africa, Europe, and the wider world. Dr. Gould's books include: --"The Persistence of Empire: British Political Culture in the Age of the American Revolution", --"Empire and Nation: The American Revolution in the Atlantic World ", --"The Cambridge History of America and the World", --"Among the Powers of the Earth: The American Revolution and the Making of A New World Empire " --"Peace and Independence: The Turbulent History of the United States’ Founding Treaty", which is forthcoming. ▶️Other Related AAR Interviews: ►Dr. Rafe Blaufarb- Did America Betray France in the 1783 Paris Peace Treaty? ►Dr. Steve Pincus - America's Rise Compared to History's Empires ►Dr. Robert Fatton - The Haitian Revolution and Its Aftermath ****************** ▶️About Featured Image: Image of Adel Aali (program host) and his guest, Dr. Eliga Gould, superimposed on the Betsy Ross flag, along cover image of "Among the Powers of the Earth: The American Revolution and the Making of a New World Empire", a book by Dr. Gould that we discuss in this interview. ***** 🧭 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Explore AAR⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🖼️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Image Gallery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🗂️⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Thematic Collection⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📝 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Take the AAR IQ Quiz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ***** 🔔 Follow AAR: 🎞️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎞️🎧 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📰⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AAR's Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ***** 📑 Video Chapters: 00:00 Selected Highlights 02:32 Guest Introduction 04:15 The Treaty That Ended the Revolution 11:17 Did America Betray France? 26:08 What America Won at Paris 39:59 Why Trade Mattered More Than Territory 52:48 Becoming a Treaty-Worthy Nation 59:51 How the Treaty Led to the Constitution 1:13:59 Did the Treaty Create a Superpower? 1:24:46 Slavery, Native Americans, and the Treaty 1:35:40 America's Forgotten Founding Document 1:48:18 Just One Point ***** 📽️This video is made with Filmora. ☑️Image Attributions: All images are in the Public Domain 🎵Music Attributions: "Yankee Doodle" in our videos: ►⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Choral, U.S. Army Band (Public Domain) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We incorporate parts of this fabulous performance in the beginning and end of our videos. ✅⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to our YouTube channel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🫶⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support AAR⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: We appreciate your⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠financial support ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠of our program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. *****

    Did the Treaty of Paris Create the United States? | S1E29 AAR

  6. Jul 15

    Who Decides What the American Revolution Means? | S1E28 AAR

    The American Revolution has never had one settled meaning. Americans have fought over its memory from the founding generation to abolitionists, Confederates, Cold War conservatives, immigrants, filmmakers, and modern political movements. The Revolution has been used to argue for liberty, equality, slavery, union, capitalism, national identity, and dissent. This interview asks not just what happened in 1776—but who gets to say what 1776 means. 📄 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Interview transcript & takeaways⁠⁠⁠ 🚩About My 222nd Guest: Dr. Michael Hattem Dr. Michael Hattem is the Associate Director of the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute and a historian of the American Revolution and Popular Memory. He is one of the nation’s “leading scholars of the Revolution” and the foremost expert on how it has been remembered. Dr. Hattem has authored the following books: --"The Memory of '76: The Revolution in American History", which won the 2025 George Washington Prize Finalist --"Past and Prologue: Politics and Memory in the American Revolution" --"The Declaration of Independence - A Concise History" ▶️Other Related AAR Interviews: ►Dr. Edward Larson - 7 Months in '76 & the Declaration ****************** ▶️About Featured Image: Image of Adel Aali (program host) and his guest, Dr. Michael Hattem, superimposed on the Betsy Ross flag, along with the cover image of "The Memory of '76: The Revolution in American History", a book we discuss in this interview. ***** 🧭 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Explore AAR⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🖼️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Image Gallery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🗂️⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Thematic Collection⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📝 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Take the AAR IQ Quiz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ***** 🔔 Follow AAR: 🎞️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎞️🎧 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📰⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AAR's Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ***** 📑 Video Chapters: 03:52 — The phrase "Founding Fathers" 10:25 — The Declaration in a drawer 16:27 — Liberty, equality, and the Declaration 19:05 — When Southerners rejected the Declaration 27:25 — Have Americans ever agreed on the Revolution? 33:27 — When memory becomes more explosive 35:37 — The Liberty Bell on tour 44:24 — The lost Revolution film and treason 55:28 — How Americans stopped being British 1:01:21 — Nation-building, myths, and memory ***** 📽️This video is made with Filmora. ☑️Image Attributions: All images are in the Public Domain 🎵Music Attributions: "Yankee Doodle" in our videos: ►⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Choral, U.S. Army Band (Public Domain) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We incorporate parts of this fabulous performance in the beginning and end of our videos. ✅⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to our YouTube channel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🫶⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support AAR⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: We appreciate your⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠financial support ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠of our program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. *****

    Who Decides What the American Revolution Means? | S1E28 AAR

  7. Jul 8

    Comparing America's Rise to History's Great Empires | S1E27 AAR

    In this interview, Dr. Steven Pincus compares America's rise with some of history's greatest empires, including Rome, Britain, Qing China, Spain, France, and the Dutch Republic. He explains why America's emergence as a great power was rare rather than exceptional, how constitutions and institutions shape powerful states, and what history suggests about the rise, endurance, and decline of great powers. 📄 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Interview transcript & takeaways⁠⁠ 🚩About My 204th Guest: Dr. Steven Pincus Dr. Steven Pincus is a professor of British history at the University of Chicago. He is a historian of Britain and its Empire, comparative revolutions and comparative empires, political economy, European ideas and Europe's cultural history of 17th & 18th centuries. Dr. Pincus has published extensively on these subjects, including the following books: --"The Heart of the Declaration: The Founders’ Case for Activist Government", --"The Politics of the Public Sphere in Early Modern England: Public Persons and Popular Spirits", --"1688:The First Modern Revolution", --"England’s Glorious Revolution 1688–1689: A Brief History with Documents", and --"A Nation Transformed: England after the Restoration" You can learn more about Dr. Pincus here: --⁠⁠⁠Academic homepage⁠⁠⁠ ►Dr. Pincus's 1st interview with AAR - American Revolution Compared to Other Revolutions ▶️Other Related AAR Interviews: ►Dr. Dael Norwood- Boston Tea Party ► Dr. Peter Van Cleave: Dutch & American Revolution ►Dr. Edward Larson - 1776 & Declaration ►Dr. Harvey Kaye - Thomas Paine & "Common Sense" ►Dr. Sidney Milkis - Growing Presidential Power ****************** ▶️About Featured Image: Image of Adel Aali (program host) and his guest, Dr. Edward Larson, superimposed on the Betsy Ross flag, along with the cover image of Dr. Larson's recent book "Declaring Independence: Why 1776 Matters". ***** 🧭 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Explore AAR⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🖼️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Image Gallery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🗂️⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Thematic Collection⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📝 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Take the AAR IQ Quiz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ***** 🔔 Follow AAR: 🎞️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎞️🎧 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📰⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AAR's Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ***** 📑 Video Chapters: 00:00:00 Selected Highlights 00:02:38 Guest Introduction 00:06:00 Congress Rewrites Jefferson's Draft 00:10:50 Why the Slavery Passage Was Removed 00:17:17 The Declaration's Uncertain Legal Authority 00:24:24 Why the Delegates Signed the Declaration 00:36:52 How the Signatures Gave the Declaration Authority 00:41:09 Britain's Response to the Declaration 00:50:02 How the Declaration Became America's Moral Charter 01:01:58 "All Men Are Created Equal" Through American History 01:06:47 Just One Point: The Declaration's Enduring Authority ***** 📽️This video is made with Filmora. ☑️Image Attributions: All images are in the Public Domain 🎵Music Attributions: "Yankee Doodle" in our videos: ►⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Choral, U.S. Army Band (Public Domain) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We incorporate parts of this fabulous performance in the beginning and end of our videos. ✅⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to our YouTube channel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🫶⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support AAR⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: We appreciate your⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠financial support ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠of our program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. *****

    Comparing America's Rise to History's Great Empires | S1E27 AAR

  8. Jul 1

    Did the Declaration of Independence Actually Have Legal Authority? | S1E26 AAR

    The Declaration of Independence almost had no legal authority. The delegates themselves weren't entirely sure what authority they possessed. Britain dismissed the Declaration as little more than a political pamphlet, while Congress substantially rewrote Jefferson's draft before approving it. So how did this document become the moral foundation of the United States? 📄 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Interview transcript & takeaways⁠ 🚩About My 221st Guest: Dr. Edward Larson Dr. Edward Larson holds the Hugh and Hazel Darling Chair in Law and is University Professor of History at Pepperdine University. Dr. Larson has published more than one hundred articles and a dozen books, including the following: ►"The Return of George Washington: Uniting the States, 1783-1789" - New York Times Bestseller ►"Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial and America's Continuing Debate Over Science and Religion" - winner of the Pulitzer Prize ►"Declaring Independence: Why 1776 Matters" - his most recent book, discussed in this interview. You can learn more about Dr. Larson here: --⁠⁠Academic homepage⁠⁠ ▶️Other Related AAR Interviews: ►⁠Dr. Edward Larson (Part I)⁠ - "1776: 7 Months That Changed America" ►⁠⁠Dr. Serena Zabin ⁠⁠- The Boston Massacre's Real History ►⁠Dr. Harvey Kaye (Part I)⁠ - Thomas Paine ►⁠Dr. Harvey Kaye (Part II)⁠ - "Common Sense" ►Dr. Eliga Gould: The Treaty of Paris - 1783 "Why it should be considered a founding document!": COMING SOON ****************** ▶️About Featured Image: Image of Adel Aali (program host) and his guest, Dr. Edward Larson, superimposed on the Betsy Ross flag, along with the cover image of Dr. Larson's recent book "Declaring Independence: Why 1776 Matters". ***** 🧭 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Explore AAR⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🖼️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Image Gallery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🗂️⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Thematic Collection⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📝 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Take the AAR IQ Quiz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ***** 🔔 Follow AAR: 🎞️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎞️🎧 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📰⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AAR's Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ***** 📑 Video Chapters: 00:00:00 Selected Highlights 00:02:38 Guest Introduction 00:06:00 Congress Rewrites Jefferson's Draft 00:10:50 Why the Slavery Passage Was Removed 00:17:17 The Declaration's Uncertain Legal Authority 00:24:24 Why the Delegates Signed the Declaration 00:36:52 How the Signatures Gave the Declaration Authority 00:41:09 Britain's Response to the Declaration 00:50:02 How the Declaration Became America's Moral Charter 01:01:58 "All Men Are Created Equal" Through American History 01:06:47 Just One Point: The Declaration's Enduring Authority ***** 📽️This video is made with Filmora. ☑️Image Attributions: All images are in the Public Domain 🎵Music Attributions: "Yankee Doodle" in our videos: ►⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Choral, U.S. Army Band (Public Domain) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We incorporate parts of this fabulous performance in the beginning and end of our videos. ✅⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to our YouTube channel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🫶⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support AAR⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: We appreciate your⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠financial support ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠of our program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. *****

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AARevolution.net is not your basic U.S. History 101! We are not about chronicling the American Revolution, storytelling or mythologizing. In Analyzing American Revolution (AAR), professors analyze the American Revolution from many different angles in in-depth interviews with host, Adel Aali. AAR is a production of History Behind News (HbN), in which Adel has interviewed 197 professors (and counting) about U.S. and world history. And now Adel brings that experience to interview and analyze scholars of the American Revolution.

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