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David Armitage, The Declaration of Independence: A Global History (2007). Traces the international impact of the Declaration.
Jack P. Greene and J. R. Pole, eds., A Companion to the American Revolution (2000). A useful compendium of short essays on topics related to the Revolution.
Woody Holton, Forced Founders (1999). Considers the coming of the Revolution in Virginia.
Maya Jasanoff, Liberty’s Exiles (2011). A compelling narrative of Loyalist experiences in the Revolution.
Andrew O’Shaughnessy, The Men Who Lost America (2013). A British view of the crisis.
Liberty! The American Revolution (PBS video) and its companion Web site: pbs.org/ktca/liberty/. A useful overview of the Revolutionary movement.