Give Me Liberty

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Specification

Paperback with flaps

ISBN: 978-1-913875-58-9

152 pages

235 x 184 mm (7 ¼ x 9 ¼ in)

94 colour illustrations

In association with the Virginia Museum of History & Culture

July 2025

Description

A signature souvenir volume celebrating the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution and exploring its legacy in Virginia.

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This highly illustrated publication marks the origins of a revolutionary new nation, focusing on the years 1775 and 1776, the events that preceded and followed, and the people who contributed to its formation. The book recognizes Virginians who have become famous for their role in shaping the new nation, including Washington, Jefferson, Madison, and spotlights the multitude of ordinary people who were living and acting in those extraordinary times. Combining compelling modes of presentation with historic artifacts, artwork, and documents, the volume acknowledges the central notion that Virginia’s history is America’s story: complex, diverse, and inspiring.

Author biographies

Antonio T. Bly is Peter H. Shattuck Endowed Chair in Colonial American History at California State University, Sacramento.

Woody Holton is the McCausland Professor of History at the University of South Carolina.

Sarah E. McCartney is assistant teaching professor, National Institute of American History & Democracy, William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA.

Alan Shaw Taylor is a historian and scholar who is the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation Professor of History at the University of Virginia.

Karin A. Wulf is a historian and the Beatrice and Julio Mario Santo Domingo Director and Librarian of the John Carter Brown Library in Providence, RI.

Table of Contents

    • Foreword by Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation CEO Christy Coleman
    • Introduction by Kate Gruber
    • Origins of the American Revolution by Woody Holton
    • Revolutionary Sentiment in the Virginian Backcountry by Sarah McCartney
    • Revolution and Religion in Virginia by Alan Taylor
    • Black Virginians and Print Culture by Antonio Bly
    • Virginia Families During and After the Revolution by Karin Wulf
    • Afterword by Jamie O. Bosket
    • Index