Revolutionary Princeton 1774-1783: The Biography of an American Town in the Heart of a Civil War

Discover how eighteenth-century Princeton and its residents-including two signers of the Declaration of Independence-contributed to and were affected by the American Revolution.

The battles of Trenton and Princeton have been the subject of several recent books, but this story complements them by expanding the story to include the many experiences of the people of Princeton in the wider Revolution and their contributions to it. This story combines social history with the better known military...