Events & Other News

Literary Activity

—  David's work has been selected by the editorial board of the online Journal of the American Revolution to be republished in the annual hardcover books produced by JAR, including his articles on: Eutaw Springs and the Ambiguity of Victory in the 2024 Annual Volume; Edward Hand's American Journey in the 2023 Annual Volume; and Thomas Knowlton's Revolution in the 2022 volume. These hardcover books feature the best historical research and writing published by the journal during the prior calendar year as determined by the editors. They are available from Westholme Publishing, Amazon, or wherever books are sold.

— David's most recent article for the Journal of the American Revolution—Lemuel Haynes: An Abolitionist Voice in the Revolution (June 3, 2025)—focuses on Lemuel Haynes, a free Black soldier in the Continental Army who wrote an abolitionist tract in 1776 ("Liberty Further Extended") in response to the Declaration of Independence, then went on to become the first Black ordained minister in a mainstream Protestant denomination (Congregationalist), and whose last place of residence was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1975.

—  David recently wrote articles about John Haslet and the Delaware Continental Regiment of 1776 for two periodicals: 

• One will appear in the next issue of The Journal of America's Military Past, the scholarly, peer-reviewed publication of the Council on America's Military Past, which contains in-depth monographs on military history.

• The other is for a special edition of The Bann Disc, since 1994 the annually published journal of the Coleraine Historical Society in Northern Ireland. This edition—forthcoming in 2026—will commemorate the 250th anniversary of American independence and the historical connection between Ulster and the American Revolution. (The Bann disc is an Iron Age bronze artifact discovered in the River Bann near Coleraine in 1939.)

—  The recording of David's interview by historian Brady Crytzer, host of the Journal of the American Revolution podcast Dispatches, about David's article for the journal, Albigence Waldo: Surgeon, Soldier, Diarist, Poet, is available on the JAR Dispatches website (episode 259). This is David's fourth such interview.

—  David's article, The Letter that Started a War, appeared in the Spring 2025 issue of Discover Concord magazine.

—  David's article, Small Battles Loomed Large in the Revolution, appeared in the Winter 2025 issue of the Swan Historical Foundation Newsletter. 

—  David has written the following articles for the Friends of Washington Crossing Park blog: A Few Thoughts About George Washington, Defining Victory in the Revolution, and The Genius of Emanuel Leutze.

Speaker Events

David has spoken at book lecture and signing events hosted by a variety of organizations and institutions, as well as participating in interviews and discussion forums. He welcomes inquiries about his availability at dpauthor64@gmail.com.

Upcoming Events

Guided Tours - Washington Crossing Historic Park (PA) - June 14, 21, 28 and July 5. David is employed part-time as a historical interpreter at the WCHP Visitor Center (215-493-4076)—open 10 am to 5 pm—where he is available to autograph books and joins other interpreters in giving guided tours. Information about tours and the option to purchase tickets are provided here. Please note: The identity of the person giving a tour at any particular time cannot be determined in advance of that date.

Guided Tours - Princeton Battlefield State Park - June 22 (for Princeton Battlefield Society members only), and October 26. David is one of several volunteer historical interpreters for the Princeton Battlefield Society (PBS) tour program. Guided tours of the battlefield are conducted on alternate Sundays from early May to mid-October (from 1 - 2 pm). More information and registration are available on the PBS website here.

Speaking Engagement - Paoli Battlefield Preservation Fund - June 17 (Dinner/Lecture, starting at 6 pm), Black Powder Tavern, 1164 Valley Forge Road, Wayne, PA (open to registrants only). David will be speaking about his new book, Winning the Ten Crucial Days. More information is available here.

Speaking Engagement - American Revolution Round Table of Philadelphia - June 23, MaGerk's Pub & Grill, 582 S. Bethlehem Pike, Fort Washington, PA (open to members only). David will be speaking about his new book, Winning the Ten Crucial Days. More information is available here.

Speaking Engagement - Washington Crossing Historic Park, PA - July 4. David will be speaking in the Visitor Center auditorium about his new book, Winning the Ten Crucial Days, at 2 pm and at 4 pm, as part of the WCHP Living History Day: Celebrating America’s Independence (12:30 - 4 pm). More information is available from visitor center staff at (215) 493-4076.

Speaking Engagement - Lawrence Headquarters Branch of the Mercer County Library System, 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrence Twp., NJ - July 17 from 6:30 to 7:30 pm. David will be speaking about George Washington and the Ten Crucial Days of the American Revolution and selling copies of his new book, Winning the Ten Crucial Days. More information will be available on the MCLS Events and Programs page as we get closer to the date.

Class Presentation - Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at the University of Delaware - September 11 (12:45 - 2 pm). David will be presenting via Zoom on Colonel John Haslet and the first Delaware Regiment for a course on Delaware in the Revolution: People, Places & Events. More information about OLLI is available here.

Author Fair - 2025 Mercer County Library System Book Festival - at the Lawrence Headquarters Branch, 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrence Township, NJ - September 27 (10 am - 2:30 pm). David will be selling and signing copies of his books. More information about the event is available here.

Speaking Engagement - Old Barracks Museum, 101 Barrack Street, Trenton, NJ - October 2. David will be speaking about his new book, Winning the Ten Crucial Days. More information will be forthcoming.

Speaking Engagement - Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum - October 4 (starting at 1 pm), 432 Walnut Street, Allentown, PA (610/435-1074). David will be speaking about his new book, Winning the Ten Crucial Days.

Speaking Engagement - Virtual Book Talk, National Museum of the United States Army - November 20 (7 - 8 pm). David will be speaking about his new book, Winning the Ten Crucial Days. There is no cost to register for this event, which can be done here as we get closer to the date.

Speaking Engagement - Virtual Book Talk, New Jersey State Library - December 29 (12 - 1 pm). David will be speaking about his new book, Winning the Ten Crucial Days. This event is part of the library's 2025-26 "Patriots Week" program. Information about registration will be provided as we get closer to the date.

2026

Speaking Engagement - Historic Rock Ford (home of General Edward Hand) - June 21 (starting at 2 pm), 881 Rockford Rd, Lancaster, PA (717/392-7223). David will be speaking about his new book, Winning the Ten Crucial Days.

Past Speaker Events

>  A recording of David's first public remarks about his upcoming book, Winning the Ten Crucial Days, is available here, from a talk he gave at the First Presbyterian Church in Titusville, NJ, as part of Hopewell Valley Heritage Week, in an event sponsored by the Washington Crossing Park Association of New Jersey and the D & R Greenway Land Trust. The other speaker (following David), Dr. Richard Veit, is a registered professional archeologist as well as Associate Dean of the Wayne D. McMurray School of Humanities and Social Sciences and professor of anthropology at Monmouth University.

>  A video of David's Go to Webinar presentation for the NJ State Library, entitled John Haslet: A Colonel in Washington's Army, is available on the library's YouTube channel here.

David has spoken at events sponsored by the following:

  • The National Society of the Washington Family Descendants
  • Fort Ticonderoga Virtual Author Series
  • HistoryAuthorTalks.com
  • Cascade Centennial Chapter, The Washington State Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
  • Multiple chapters of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution and the Sons of the American Revolution in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania 
  • Society of the Sons of the Revolution in the State of New Jersey
  • Hale-Byrnes House, Newark, DE
  • Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum, Allentown, PA
  • New Jersey State Library, Trenton, NJ
  • Friends of Washington Crossing Park (PA)
  • Washington Crossing Park Association (NJ)
  • Old Barracks Museum, Trenton, NJ
  • Nassau Club, Princeton, NJ
  • The Present Day Club, Princeton, NJ
  • Princeton Public Library, Princeton, NJ
  • Trenton Free Public Library, Trenton, NJ
  • North Jersey American Revolution Round Table
  • American Revolution Round Table of South Jersey
  • American Revolution Round Table of Northern Delaware
  • Delaware Military Museum, Wilmington, DE (Major General William H. Duncan Memorial Lecture Series)
  • Historic Rock Ford, Lancaster, PA (home of Revolutionary War hero Edward Hand)
  • Historic Morrisville Society, Morrisville, PA (Historic Summerseat)
  • Lawrence Historical Society, Lawrence Township, NJ
  • Annual Colonel Hand Historic March, Lawrence Township, NJ
  • Bucks County Antiques Dealers Association
  • Multiple branches of the Mercer County (NJ) Library System
  • Traditions at Washington Crossing Book Club, Upper Makefield Township, PA
  • Trenton Symposium
  • Seniors Enriched Learning (selroswellga.org)
  • Monroe Township Office of Senior Services
  • Stonebridge Continuing Care Retirement Community, Montgomery Township, NJ
  • The Bridge Academy, Lawrenceville, NJ

Interviews and Discussion Forums

David has participated in events streamed or televised on various platforms, including the following:

  • Appeared on FOX Nation, the streaming platform of FOX News, for an episode of its series, Untold: Patriots Revealed, focusing on Colonel John Glover and the Marblehead Regiment from Massachusetts.
  • Interviewed by historian Brady Crytzer, host of Dispatches, the podcast of the Journal of the American Revolution, on the Dispatches website about four of David's JAR articles: Albigence Waldo: Surgeon, Soldier, Diarist, Poet (episode 259), Eutaw Springs and the Ambiguity of Victory (episode 216), Edward Hand's American Journey (episode 167), and Thomas Knowlton's Revolution (episode 135).
  • Interviewed by Joan Goldstein, Ph.D., sociologist, educator, and host/producer of “Back Story with Joan Goldstein” on Princeton Community Television, for a program about the American Revolution and its meaning today.
  • Interviewed by Michael Troy, host of the American Revolution Podcast, about John Haslet's World.
  • Joined a round-table discussion on the “Ten Crucial Days” of the American Revolution, available on YouTube and moderated by historian Mark Maloy as part of the Emerging Revolutionary War blog’s “Rev War Revelry” series.
  • Appeared on HistoryAuthorTalks.com to discuss The Road to Assunpink Creek posted on YouTube here and The Battle of Harlem Heights, 1776 posted here on as part of a series hosted by the Roger Williams Agency, a division of New England Publishing Associates, Inc., which features virtual talks by authors. 
  • Interviewed on multiple occasions by Jason Mandresh, host of the Founder of the Day YouTube channel, focusing on Edward Hand and John Haslet.