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"The Battles of Lexington and Concord are often referred to as the beginning of the American Revolution in April 1777. However, the towns were also the location of key events both before and after the war. This book provides a detailed look at these famous battles, including the mysterious first shot of the war, also called "" the shot heard round the world."" Primary sources, interesting sidebars offering more information, and a timeline of the entire...
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Examines thirteen well-known American stories, including those about Paul Revere's legendary ride and Thomas Jefferson's pivotal role in the establishment of American equality, contending that many of their surrounding myths are not supported by recent scholarship.
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If Lexington and Concord was the "shot heard round the world," the Battle of Bunker Hill - the first time that a genuine American army had ever taken the field - was the volley that rocked Parliament and the ministry of George III. With Fire and Sword reveals the dramatic story of a fight that changed the face of the Revolution.
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DIC Entertainment Corp
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2003, 2002
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English
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Episode 5, The midnight ride: The British press in on the Colonists. Paul Revere and William Dawes spread the word that the "The British are coming!". There is no turning back now-for the war is about to begin.
Episode 6, The Revolutionary War begins with the battles of Lexington and Concord. Minutemen-citizens taking up arms-fight the powerfu lexperienced Red Coats. Although outnumbered and outgunned, they refuse to back down until shots are fired....
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Oxford University Press
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[2014]
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English
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"Every year, more than a million people visit Minute Man National Historic Park in Concord, Massachusetts, where the shot heard 'round the world was fired and the War of Independence began--and nearly three and a half million visit Yorktown National Battlefield, where it was won. In The American Revolution: A Historical Guidebook, Frances H. Kennedy provides nearly 150 entries arranged in order of their chronological significance that allow readers...
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