Lexington and Concord: The Beginning of the War of the American Revolution

Lexington and Concord: The Beginning of the War of the American Revolution | Arthur Bernon Tourtellot | A Reprint of the Essential History of the Battles of Lexington and Concord

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	Lexington and Concord: The Beginning of the War of the American Revolution Arthur Bernon Tourtellot W. W. Norton & Company, 2000 - 336 pages average customer review:based on 14 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

In a minute-by-minute account, this popular book gives a vivid picture of what actually happened on April 19, 1775.

Absorbing and well done

I greatly enjoyed this book. The level of detail is amazing, probably due to the fact that the Continental Congress did such a thorough job of debriefing citizens and miliita in the aftermath of the battles to present the American side of the story.

As any good book of this type is, it cites it's sources extensively.

If anyone is looking for a little more detail on the events around the Battles at Lexington and Concord, this is a good one.

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A Reprint of the Essential History of the Battles of Lexington and Concord

"Lexington and Concord" is a reprint of Arthur Bernon Tourtellot masterful and long out of print, "William Diamond's Drum". It is the essential, must-read history of the Battles of Lexington and Concord. The book is extremely well-written and a great read!

Arthur Bernon Tourtellot based his book on primary sources, describing the battles that began the American Revolutionary War, from both the British and American perspectives. More importantly, he explains why each side acted as they did and the repercussions of their actions.

The book is well illustrated with prints of most of the major actors as well as maps depicting the British march (and then retreat) to and from Lexington/Concord.

"William Diamond's Drum" is required reading for anyone interested in how the war for American Independence.

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great narrative of an interesting day in america.

this is a fascinating narrative (i wish i could say this about more history books) of the lexington and concord battle which formally got the american revolution underway. mr tourtellot has written about as interesting a book as could be hoped for on this topic. the book is an absolute page-turner that i highly recommend to anyone. especially you.

Samuel Whittemore, a Family Hero

I'll admit more interest in the actions of a distant relative during the British retreat to Boston. However, the author was successful in putting a magnifying glass on this first historic event in United States history. Countless details lost in more general history books are brillantly illuminated - the actions of a few dozen named individuals is overshadowed by countless unnamed men who dogged the British every foot of the way.

It is no wonder we named an aircraft carrier after this event!

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Get past the first chapter, then it is a great history!

This is a great book starting in Chapter 2. The author does a great job of bringing the first shots of the American Revolution to life. He does so by putting in maps of Lexington and Concord and even the paths taken by Revere and Dawes. In that sense, it is a great book to get me started on my way of many books I am reading on the battles of the American Revolution.

Now, to Chapter 1. I am not even going to go into the defense or degradation of Calvanism, as the author decided to do. In the first Chapter, I almost put down the book and decided to read it no more. Too bad the author had to put his own personal dislike for Calvanism so forceful in the first chapter. This almost takes away from a great history book that does a great job in the battles of Lexington and Concord.

Definitely a great book, but if you believe in a form of Puritanism and/or Calvanism, you will feel greatly berated after Chapter 1. Unfortunately, you probably cannot skip chapter one because it does dive into some of the main characters and how they came to live/preach in Lexington.

Chapter 2 throught the end of the book-- 5 stars.

Chapter 1 -- no stars. (More like a personal vendetta against Calvanism/Protestant religion).

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