| Edition |
[First edition]. |
| Description |
286 pages : map (on lining papers) ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 266-271. |
| Contents |
Prologue: the men and the myth -- The minute man concept -- The concept in practice: King Philip's war -- The snow shoe men -- The picket guards -- The last decade -- The showdown at Worcester -- The birth of the minute men -- Winter preparations -- Marches -- The Salem affair -- Gage -- The order -- The march to Lexington -- Lexington -- The march to Concord -- The regulars at Concord -- The bridge fight -- Concord surrounded -- Smith marches from Concord -- The bloody angle -- Parker's revenge -- Percy's relief column -- Lexington surrounded -- Percy retreats -- The Menotomy fight -- Charlestown -- The aftermath -- The minute men and the new army -- The minute men in perspective -- Notes -- Bibliography. |
| Subject |
United States -- Militia.
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Lexington, Battle of, Lexington, Mass., 1775.
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Concord, Battle of, Concord, Mass., 1775.
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