Richard Beeman

Richard Beeman is a professor of history at the University of Pennsylvania and the author of several books on the history of revolutionary America; his biography of Patrick Henry was a finalist for the National Book Award. He has received awards from, among others, the Rockefeller Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities, and he has served as Harmsworth Professor of American History at Oxford University. Professor Beeman also serves as a trustee and vice-chair of the Distinguished Scholars Panel of the National Constitution Center. He lives in Philadelphia.

Series with Richard Beeman

Author Contributions

Common Sense

Common Sense

Thomas Paine
American Political Speeches

American Political Speeches

Introduction by Terry Golway
The Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution

The Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution

Introduction by Richard Beeman; Series Editor Richard Beeman
The Federalist Papers

The Federalist Papers

Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay; Series Editor Richard Beeman
Lincoln Speeches

Lincoln Speeches

Introduction by Allen C. Guelzo; Series Editor Richard Beeman
Supreme Court Decisions

Supreme Court Decisions

Introduction by Jay M. Feinman; Series Editor Richard Beeman
Common Sense

Common Sense

Thomas Paine