Rediscovering the Revolution is written in collaboration with the American Revolution Institute of the Society of the Cincinnati, and is the follow-up to Lyons' successful The Civil War 150 from the Civil War Trust. As with that book, Rediscovering the Revolution is more than a simple travel guide to Revolutionary War sites. While it encourages readers to participate in an activity or visit a specific location at each identified destination, it also includes a handful of activities a person or family can engage in without visiting a particular Revolutionary War site. Like The Civil War 150, Rediscovering the Revolution has a checklist and quick reference guide, along with information about preserving Revolutionary War battlefields.