“The Minutemen and Their World” celebrated 50 years as America celebrated its 250th this year.  The book is a Bancroft Prize winner and has remained integral to understanding what the American Revolution was like for the people of Concord, Massachusetts as they navigated day to day life leading up to and in the midst of a war against the British. Gross himself lives in Concord and this connection to the first battleground of the revolution and other iconic moments in early American history was one of the factors that led to his book taking shape the way it did. By focusing on people and stories it was an early and unshakable example of writing history for more general audiences and making history accessible to a wide audience without watering it down.

The 50th anniversary of the book’s release was also featured on July 21st in UConn Today. Read the UConn Today article here.

In this article for the Made by History series, Manisha Sinha argues that the new Florida history standards for schools serve up a biased and sanitized version of the past. She argues that on the 250^th anniversary of the founding of the American republic, we should be able to tell the full, inspiring, as well as complicated history of the United States.

Full article Here

The project features images and stories from the American Revolution on four by three foot signs in 38 locations at rest areas, service plazas, bus stations, and train stations around the state of Connecticut. These signs detail local history that became American history.

Read the full UConn Today article about this project here