The cover of Fire and Freedom: The American Revolution in New York is rendered in shades of blue. At the top center, the title appears in large yellow script, with the subtitle printed below in smaller blue text. The central image: townspeople—men and women in Revolutionary‑era clothing—strain to pull down a statue of a military figure on horseback, likely representing a British authority, from its pedestal. Along the bottom, a wide blue horizontal band displays the editors’ names in small yellow text.

Fire and Freedom: The American Revolution in New York

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The cover of Fire and Freedom: The American Revolution in New York is rendered in shades of blue. At the top center, the title appears in large yellow script, with the subtitle printed below in smaller blue text. The central image: townspeople—men and women in Revolutionary‑era clothing—strain to pull down a statue of a military figure on horseback, likely representing a British authority, from its pedestal. Along the bottom, a wide blue horizontal band displays the editors’ names in small yellow text.
  • The cover of Fire and Freedom: The American Revolution in New York is rendered in shades of blue. At the top center, the title appears in large yellow script, with the subtitle printed below in smaller blue text. The central image: townspeople—men and women in Revolutionary‑era clothing—strain to pull down a statue of a military figure on horseback, likely representing a British authority, from its pedestal. Along the bottom, a wide blue horizontal band displays the editors’ names in small yellow text.
  • The cover of Fire and Freedom: The American Revolution in New York is rendered in shades of blue. At the top center, the title appears in large yellow script, with the subtitle printed below in smaller blue text. The central image: townspeople—men and women in Revolutionary‑era clothing—strain to pull down a statue of a military figure on horseback, likely representing a British authority, from its pedestal. Along the bottom, a wide blue horizontal band displays the editors’ names in small yellow text.
Fire and Freedom: The American Revolution in New York

Fire and Freedom: The American Revolution in New York

$23.96
$23.96 $29.95

Fire and Freedom, edited by Thomas S. Wermuth, Devin Lander, Jennifer Lemak, and Robert Chiles, with a foreword by Russell Shorto, reexamines America’s path to independence through New York’s central role in the Revolution. More than 250 years later, the book uncovers hidden stories beyond famous figures and battles, revealing how political upheaval, state power, and acts of resistance shaped the era. Through seven engaging chapters, the contributors show how events off the battlefield—and the agency of Indigenous and enslaved people—were just as consequential, offering a richer understanding of the American Revolution.

Marking the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, this major exhibition—developed in partnership with the Gotham Center for New York City History—offers an immersive journey through Revolutionary‑era New York, bringing these foundational debates vividly to life.

  • Three Hills, Cornell University Press.
  • 192 pages.
  • 2 pounds.
  • 5.9 x 0.9 x 8.4 inches.

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