Recommended Reading from Hillsborough Library: The American Revolution in New Jersey: Where the Battlefront Meets the Home Front

In celebration of America’s 250th anniversary, Hillsborough Township is proud to partner with the Hillsborough Library to bring you a weekly reading recommendation. Join us as we explore the stories, people, and milestones that define New Jersey and our nation’s rich history.

The American Revolution in New Jersey: Where the Battlefront Meets the Home Front, edited by James J. Gigantino II, 2014.

New Jersey is described as the “cockpit” of the American Revolution. It had a central role in the American Revolution, where the lines of the front lines of battle were blurred with the daily lives of the home front.

In nine essays, scholars describe the revolutionary experience and the impact of the revolutionary experience to New Jerseyans.

This book is located in the Nonfiction collection (974.903 AME).

Please visit the Hillsborough Library to learn more about this and other titles relating to the American Revolution and America's Semiquincentennial.