Concord and the dawn of revolution : the hidden truths / D. Michael Ryan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ryan, D. Michael, 1944-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Concord, Battle of, Concord, Mass., 1775.

Concord, Battle of, Concord, Mass., 1775--Anecdotes.

Lexington, Battle of, Lexington, Mass., 1775.

History.

Lincoln (Mass.)--History, Military--18th century.

Lincoln (Mass.).

United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Causes.

United States.

Massachusetts--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Anecdotes.

Massachusetts.

United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Anecdotes.

Genre:

Anecdotes.

Physical Description:

126 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : History Press, 2007.

Summary:

Despite the harsh chill of a New England winter, several towns in Massachusetts in early 1775 burned with a revolutionary fervor. With the springtime thaw came the specter of impending war, engulfing every Massachusetts citizen from Menotomy and Lexington to Lincoln and Concord. Historian D. Michael Ryan illuminates the daily deeds, trials and emotions of uprising experienced by Patriots and Loyalists, women and men, people of color and children during the first days of the Revolutionary War. Through a series of compelling essays, Ryan debunks many historical myths and brings forth little-remembered facts in honoring those who won recognition for our freedoms and thus became the first real heroes of a fledgling United States. These accounts of the time when our "shot heard round the world" was fired provide a glimpse into the hidden realities of the American Revolution.

Contents:

Introduction: The Truth of It 11

Haunted and Heroic: The Hartwell Family 21

Recognizing the Enemy Within: Daniel Bliss, Tory 30

A Tale of Two Families: Joined by Love, Shattered by War 35

James Barrett: A Patriot's Name for Posterity 42

Espionage, Spies and Intrigue Surround Concord 49

A Place of Honor: Charles Miles in Extraordinary Times 56

Whatever Can Go Wrong Will Go Wrong 61

An Unfurled Flag and the Concord Fight 70

Tragic Act Begets Revenge and Propaganda 79

Joseph Thaxter: Minister of the Lord at the Bridge 84

Legacy of the Daughters of Liberty 89

A Matter of Color: Slaves and the Two Fights for Freedom 97

Support from Our British "Cousins" 105

Intolerable Papists Influence a Revolution 111

Irksome Concord Jail and a Parliamentarian Prisoner 118.

ISBN:

9781596291867

1596291869

OCLC:

74987417