Cambridge History of the American Revolution

Ken Burns isn't the only person who has been trying to get out ahead of the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution.  Just out is the three-volume Cambridge History of the American Revolution, edited by  Marjoleine Kars, Michael A. McDonnell, and Andrew M. Schocket (Cambridge University Press, 2026). Contributions that particularly address legal and constitutional history include:

Volume 1: Revolutionary Currents 

Richard J. Ross and Steven Wilf, “Legal Orders”
Geneva Smith, “Viewpoint: Slave Courts in Pre-Revolutionary Maryland”

Volume 2: Revolution 

Terry Bouton, “Constitutions”
Lindsay M. Chervinsky, “Confederation”
Lorri Glover, “Constitutional Convention”
Michael J. Klarman, “Ratification”

Volume 3: Continuities, Changes, and Legacies

Nora Slonimsky, “Law and Property”

--Dan Ernst.  H/t: RJR