ABOUT US

The American Revolution Online's mission is to serve as a source of scholarship and learning for anyone and everyone with a desire to know more about the American Revolution, including the amateur history lover, the serious scholar, and everyone in between. 

Our goal is to provide a place to learn about and discuss the events of the American Revolution, grow the scholarship of the era with our content, and conduct original research projects. This means we provide both an aggregation of material to help our users find resources, as well as our own original interpretations and content. When someone has questions about the American Revolution, we want this site to serve as a core destination. 

The American Revolution Online's  vision is to educate the public and contribute to the historiography of the American Revolution. We strive to publish original content and provide our own interpretations for you to consider. In the interest of open scholarship, we will provide you with detailed links to other sites that can teach you about the American Revolution, as well as sites and organizations that contain primary sources to learn on your own so that you can reach your own conclusions. A future goal is to widen our portfolio and include podcast and videos. Want to visit some of the sites of the American Revolution and see for yourself? We would like to guide you with that as well. My mission is to build a site that informs and then motivates you to ask questions. If we complete our mission, you will not only enjoy our content but will have learned enough to challenge our conclusions by exploring the work of others and reaching your own. 

This site will conduct its own research projects based on primary source materials to create original content. There are currently several projects in the works that seek to fill gaps in the historiography of the American Revolution and expand this website. We look forward to sharing them with you!

Email Us Anytime: publisher@theamericanrevolutiononline.com

ABOUT THE PUBLISHER:

My name is Josh Wheeler and I am the publisher of The American Revolution Online. I have earned graduate degrees in American History and Military History, both with a concentration in the American Revolution. I am a member of the American Historical Association, The Organization of American Historians, Society for Historians of the Early American Republic (SHEAR), and the Society for Military History, as well as numerous historical associations that support the preservation and improvement of historical sites. I have traveled throughout the United States visiting historical sites, battlefields, and conducted original research relating to the American Revolution, including both of my graduate thesis projects. I enjoy reading, writing, and researching about the American Revolution. I hope to share my work with all of you.