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American Revolution

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Celebrating a spectacular Fourth with Folger exhibitions
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Celebrating a spectacular Fourth with Folger exhibitions

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On display: A letter from Abigail Adams and other extraordinary American items help celebrate the Fourth of July.

Shakespeare and the American Revolution
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Shakespeare and the American Revolution

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By the time the first battles of the American Revolution took place in 1775, Shakespeare had been imported from England on stage and page to the New World.

America's Shakespeare: Connections between the Bard and the Founding Fathers
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America's Shakespeare: Connections between the Bard and the Founding Fathers

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America’s Shakespeare: How George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and John Adams quoted Shakespeare during and after the American Revolution.