An evening with Dr. Richard Bell

author of

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION AND THE FATE OF THE WORLD

A global history of a not-so-local war

When we think of the American Revolution, we often picture a parochial drama: thirteen colonies squaring off against the British Crown in a spirited bid for independence. But this version of the story is only half the truth—and perhaps not even the most interesting half. In this riveting program, historian and author Dr. Richard Bell invites audiences to rediscover the Revolution as a world war that unleashed chaos, opportunity, and transformation across six continents. It was a seismic global event that redrew maps, toppled hierarchies, catalyzed migration, and accelerated new movements for liberty—and for empire.

In this program, Bell traces the far-flung reverberations of the war through the lives of the people it displaced, empowered, or destroyed. The program offers a bold new framework for understanding the Revolutionary

War not as a founding moment but as a sprawling, high-stakes struggle fought on land and sea, shaped by commerce, diplomacy, propaganda, and contingency.

This is the American Revolution as you’ve never seen it before: complex, global, and astonishingly relevant to the modern world.

• Explore the American Revolution as a global conflict, not just a colonial rebellion.

• Learn how the war transformed societies across six continents.

• Discover the people whose lives were forever changed by revolution, migration, and empire.

• Examine the roles of diplomacy, commerce, propaganda, and military strategy in shaping the conflict.

• Gain fresh insights from historian and author Dr. Richard Bell.

• Participate in a question-and-answer session following the presentation.

• Meet Dr. Bell and have your copy of his book signed before and after the lecture.

Tickets: $50 Donation to the Princeton Battlefield Society. Order tickets at pbs1777.org/events/richardbell