American Spring: Lexington, Concord, and the Road to Revolution
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York, USA; Boston, USA; London, UK
Language: eng
Format: eBook
ISBN-13: 9780316221016
Description: From the Book...

Today, amid the cacophony of Patriots' Day sights and sounds, there is--if one listens closely--a background quiet that filters down to the present. Some of the buildings that stood more than 240 years ago still stand about Lexington Green, throughout Concord, and along Battle Road. The steeple of the Old North Church looks out across the Charles River to the granite spire honoring those who fought on the slopes around Bunker Hill. One can walk past Parker's Revenge, Merriam's Corner, and the spot where a messenger named Paul Revere was captured. But look deeper. Who were those who once walked these same streets, endured great anxiety and hardship, and ultimately made a choice? Who were those at risk in the spring of 1775?
Table of contents: label: Cover; label: Title Page; label: Welcome; label: Dedication; label: List of Maps; label: Patriots' Day; title: Tuesday, December 13, 1774
label: Prologue; title: An Irrepressible Tide, January–March 1775
label: Part I; title: New Year's Day 1775
label: Chapter 1; title: Drumbeats of Dissension
label: Chapter 2; title: Who Would Be True Patriots?
label: Chapter 3; title: Volleys of Words
label: Chapter 4; title: "Fire, If You Have the Courage"
label: Chapter 5; title: Boston in the Bull's-Eye
label: Chapter 6; title: Independence or Reconciliation?
label: Chapter 7; title: "Let It Begin Here," April 1775
label: Part II; title: The General's Dilemma
label: Chapter 8; title: Two Lanterns
label: Chapter 9; title: Lexington Green
label: Chapter 10; title: On to Concord
label: Chapter 11; title: By the Rude Bridge
label: Chapter 12; title: Retreat, If We Can
label: Chapter 13; title: Percy to the Rescue
label: Chapter 14; title: What Have We Done?
label: Chapter 15; title: Spreading the News
label: Chapter 16; title: Decisive Days, May–June 1775
label: Part III; title: Must We Stand Alone?
label: Chapter 17; title: "In the Name of the Great Jehovah…"
label: Chapter 18; title: Ben Franklin Returns
label: Chapter 19; title: Lexington of the Seas
label: Chapter 20; title: Three Generals and a Lady
label: Chapter 21; title: What Course Now, Gentlemen?
label: Chapter 22; title: "The White of Their Gaiters"
label: Chapter 23; title: "A Dear Bought Victory"
label: Chapter 24; title: Monday, July 3, 1775
label: Epilogue; label: Acknowledgments; label: Photos; label: A Preview Of Macarthur At War; label: About The Author; label: Books By Walter R. Borneman; label: Praise For Walter R. Borneman's American Spring; label: Notes; label: Bibliography; label: Newsletters; label: Copyright