Revolutionary in Exile: The Emigration of Joseph Priestley to America, 1794-1804 (Transactions of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for Promoting Useful Knowledge, Volume 85, Part 2, 1995
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xii, 213 pp. Examines the career of the radical scientist, theologian, and political philosopher, the circumstances of his departure from England, his involvement in the issues at stake in America under the administration of the Federalists, and his influence on Thomas Jefferson. The appendix offers correspondence between Priestley and various American statesmen of the period.