Revolutionary Networks: Printers, Politics, and the Power of the Press

Thursday, May 8th | 7 p.m. | Dr. Joseph Adelman

Village Hall on the Common, 2 Oak St. Framingham, MA

Join historian and author Joseph M. Adelman for an insightful exploration of the vital role newspaper printers played during the American Revolution. Based on his acclaimed book, Revolutionary Networks, this lecture delves into the fascinating world of colonial print culture and its impact on shaping Revolutionary political ideology and mass mobilization.

Print artisans, straddling the worlds of commerce and politics, shaped Revolutionary ideology and mobilized communities through newspapers, pamphlets, broadsides, and more. With vivid examples drawn from archival sources and a groundbreaking database of 756 Revolutionary-era printers, Adelman’s lecture offers a fresh perspective on the Revolution and how print culture played a central role in the creation of the United States.