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9/4/2008 in History by Gavin Sheridan | 5 comments

The subject of my history dissertation is British newspaper coverage of the US war of independence. My primary reference will be The American revolution and the British press 1775-1783 by Solomon Lutnick.

If anyone has any other sources please do point me in the right direction.

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11/4/2008 at 3:32 pm

Patrick James

Sounds like a fascinating premise for a dissertation… Sounds like something I’d love to read so all the best with it! I keep an eye out and if I come across any sources I’ll pass them on!

13/4/2008 at 1:05 pm

niall

British library always a good bet - perhaps even online, although I haven’t used that as a research tool for a few years! Might also be worth your while finding out which universities (ireland and uk) have dedicated collections. If you have a uni card you can always get access. And why not give the US Embassy a call? Nothing ventured etc etc, they helped me out on a similar project back in the day.

I was more a fan of the civil war period - LOADS of access to primary sources, and we used to get away with watching Gettysburg and Glory in lieu of proper lessons when I was at school…

13/4/2008 at 9:21 pm

Gavin Sheridan

Thanks Niall, though my topic is limited to 18th century or before.. so no civil war possible.

I actually have been looking through some newspapers from the time, many of which are available online or in my primary text.

I may not have time to visit the British Library :-(

15/4/2008 at 10:01 pm

Maggie

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook26.html
= excellent primary source - you might have hit this one already.
Good luck :-)

16/4/2008 at 1:59 am

Tony

Interesting topic you have chosen. There is a book by Stanley Weintraub: Iron Tears … American Revolution from the British Perspective which may be of some assistance. Good luck.