America 250 Free-to-Read Collection

Discover, read, and share a collection of free journal articles from Penn State University Press to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States! Every month from July through December 2026, PSU Press will pick a theme related to American history, politics, arts, or culture, and make a few related articles free-to-read for the entire month.

July’s theme is “Revolution.” The articles listed below will be free to read through July 31, 2026.

You can also celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with 50% off individual one-year subscriptions to all PSU Press journals! Enter discount code 036USA250 when ordering. This special offer expires on 12/31/2026.

1. “Revolution: Right or Responsibility? The Mid-Atlantic Discourse on Faith, Duty, and Authority in the Early American Revolution” by Vincent Calvagno (Pennsylvania History 92:2, Spring 2025)


2. “Property Rights, Citizenship, Corruption, and Inequality: Confiscating Loyalist Estates during the American Revolution” by Marcus Gallo (Pennsylvania History 86:4, October 2019)


3. “A Great Variety of Books’: The Confiscation and Redistribution of the Libraries of Boston’s Loyalists, 1776 to 1779” by Jeremy B. Dibbell (Libraries 8:2, 2024)


4. “Patriots and Neighbors: Pennsylvania Moravians in the American Revolution” by Scott Paul Gordon (Journal of Moravian History 12:2, October 2012)


5. “American Humor and Matters of Empire: A Proposal and Invitation” by Judith Yaross Lee (Studies in American Humor 6:1, 2020)

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