Lexington and Concord : the battle heard round the world
George C. Daughan (Author)
Reinterprets the battle that launched the American Revolution, arguing that the war was based as much in economic concerns as political ones and that most militiamen volunteered on behalf of their livelihoods and in protest of serf-like living conditions
eBook, English, 2018
First edition View all formats and editions
W.W. Norton & Company, New York, NY, 2018
Electronic books
1 online resource (xiv, 349 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps
9780393245752, 0393245756
1089832154
The final straw
General Thomas Gage and George III
Benjamin Franklin excoriated
Britain closes the Port of Boston
Declaring war on Massachusetts
Support for Boston broadens
Defiance escalates
A deepening crisis
The counties strike back
His Majesty refuses to bend
The Powder Alarm
The colonies unite
The Suffolk Resolves
Congress completes its work
Slaves
The perverse effects of the Powder Alarm
The march to war
Chatham's opposition
Lords North and Dartmouth secretly search for peace
The decision for war
Parliament votes for war
The country people
The country people find many supporters
Tensions mount
Still waiting
Fateful orders
Gage's decision
Crossing the Rubicon
Paul Revere
The British march to Concord bogs down
A massacre at Lexington
The road to Concord
The Concord fight
The bloody road back to Lexington
Lord Percy to the rescue
A masterful retreat
The siege of Boston: part one
The siege: part two
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