For thousands of civilians living in cities during the American War for Independence, the home front experience included quartering British officers and interacting with soldiers.
Wartime quartering and occupation reshaped daily life, upended household hierarchies, and revealed a side of the Revolution that battlefields alone can never show us.
The latest episode of the Ben Franklin’s World podcast explores what the War for American Independence looked like from inside the household, and why the home front may be the most revealing lens we have for understanding the American Revolution.
Guest Laruen Duval’s book, The Home Front: Revolutionary Households, Military Occupation, and the Making of American Independence, examines how civilians in six occupied American port cities experienced the War for Independence from within their own households.
You can listen to the podcast here.
Ben Franklin’s World is an award-winning podcast. It’s for people who love history and for those who want to know more about the historical people and events that have impacted and shaped our world. Each episode features an interview with a historian who shares their unique insights into our early American past.
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Illustration of British Quartering during the American Revolution generated by Gemini.
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