Revolutionary Boston, Lexington & Concord

by Andrews, Joseph L., Jr.

• ISBN13: 9780966411218
• ISBN10: 0966411218
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-04-01
• Publisher: Concord Guide Pr

Summary

The only complete visitors' guide to the Revolutionary history and sites of Boston, Bunker Hill, the Freedom Trail, and the Battle Road, including Cambridge, Arlington, Lexington, Bedford, Concord, Lincoln, Acton, and Sudbury.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Second Edition	p. 7
Introduction: Modern Myths and Revolutionary Realities	p. 11
Prelude to the American Revolution: A Chronology, 1756-1776	p. 12
Boston and Bunker Hill: From Royalty to Rebellion	p. 15
The British in Boston: Regulars, Redcoats and Lobsterbacks	p. 21
Boston Freedom Trail Map	p. 25
Cambridge: Puritans, Patriots, Tories, and Scholars	p. 27
Arlington: Most Savage Fighting Forgotten At Menotomy	p. 33
Lexington: Where The Green Flowed Red	p. 39
Who Fired the First Shot at Lexington? Eyewitness Accounts	p. 50
Two Fateful Days: An Hour By Hour Chronology: April 18-19, 1775	p. 52
Maps of Minute Man Park and Battle Road, Showing British Advances and Retreats	p. 52
New Developments at Minute Man Park and Battle Road Trail	p. 57
Middlesex Alarm Map	p. 59
East Coast, Lexington and Concord Settlement: A Chronology	p. 60
Lincoln: Battle Road Runs Through It	p. 61
Concord: "The Shot Heard Round the World!"	p. 65
The Bedford Contributions	p. 75
Acton: "I Haven't A Man Who is Afraid To Go!"	p. 79
Sudbury's April Morning	p. 85
Daughters of Liberty	p. 91
Black Americans Battle For Freedom	p. 95
Native Americans and the Revolutionary War	p. 99
Muster Roll of Towns Who Sent Milita and Minute Men to the Battles of Lexington and Concord April 19, 1775	p. 104
Colonial Idioms Alive Today	p. 105
About The Author/About The Contributors	p. 107
Acknowledgements	p. 109
Sponsors: Index to Corporate, Institutional and Commercial Sponsors	p. 111
Map of Lexington Green	p. 143
Map of Concord	p. 144
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