Lexington and Concord
Subtitle: the battle heard round the world
By: George C. Daughan
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 349
ISBN-13: 9780393245745
Subjects: Economic aspects; Concord, Battle of, Concord, Mass., 1775; Lexington, Battle of, Lexington, Mass., 1775; Causes; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages [297]-327) and index.
Table of contents: title: The final straw; title: General Thomas Gage and George III; title: Benjamin Franklin excoriated; title: Britain closes the Port of Boston; title: Declaring war on Massachusetts; title: Support for Boston broadens; title: Defiance escalates; title: A deepening crisis; title: The counties strike back; title: His Majesty refuses to bend; title: The Powder Alarm; title: The colonies unite; title: The Suffolk Resolves; title: Congress completes its work; title: Slaves; title: The perverse effects of the Powder Alarm; title: The march to war; title: Chatham's opposition; title: Lords North and Dartmouth secretly search for peace; title: The decision for war; title: Parliament votes for war; title: The country people; title: The country people find many supporters; title: Tensions mount; title: Still waiting; title: Fateful orders; title: Gage's decision; title: Crossing the Rubicon; title: Paul Revere; title: The British march to Concord bogs down; title: A massacre at Lexington; title: The road to Concord; title: The Concord fight; title: The bloody road back to Lexington; title: Lord Percy to the rescue; title: A masterful retreat; title: The siege of Boston: part one; title: The siege: part two; title: Earth-shattering news.