AAR Library
Interviews · Insights · Images
In Analyzing American Revolution, more than 30 scholars explore the Revolution from unique perspectives in in-depth video interviews with host Adel Aali. The AAR Library supplements these interviews with three types of posts:
►Scholar Interviews:
Videos and transcripts of our interviews, along with related resources and key interpretative takeaways.
►AAR Insights:
In addition to our guest scholars’ in-depth analyses of the American Revolution, host Adel Aali shares his own insights—gleaned from over 200 interviews with world history scholars—offering fresh perspectives and deeper context.
►Revolutionary Images:
One of the most rewarding aspects of studying the American Revolution is the rich trove of paintings and portraits from the era—along with the historic moments they depict and the fascinating backstories of the artists who created them.
Featured Topics in the Revolutionary Era
Tap here for a closer look at the Revolutionary Era topics we examine—and to meet our guest scholars.
By the way, we use the term “Revolutionary Era” rather than simply “American Revolution” because it better reflects the wide scope of our program—examining events not only in the thirteen colonies, but around the world during the Revolution and across the generations that preceded and followed it.
Where to Start
Begin your journey with our introductory post, and then explore backstories of images from the American Revolution—with their backstories and the surprising lives of the artists behind them.
Did you catch the thick black borders — and the skull and crossbones — in the background overlay above?
Those 18th-century newspaper clippings were early sparks of the American Revolution.
