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Let It Begin Here!

Let It Begin Here!

Lexington & Concord: First Battles of the American Revolution

by Dennis Brindell Fradin and Larry Day
Hardback
Publication Date: 01/04/2005

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April 18, 17759:30 P.M. Paul Revere learns that the British army is marching to Lexington and Concord to arrest rebel leaders and destroy American military supplies.11:00 P.M. Revere begins his famous midnight ride to warn his fellow patriots about the British plans.April 19, 177512:00 A.M. Revere reaches Lexington and warns rebel leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock that the British are coming. They escape and rouse the town's militia.1:00 A.M. Revere is captured by the British, but a fellow patriot continues on to warn the sleeping village of Concord.5:00 A.M. An advance lookout for the Lexington militia spots the approaching British army and shouts a warning.5:20 A.M. Most of the 70 Lexington militiamen, outgunned by the military might of the 250 British regulars, decide to back down. But a few men stand their ground, including Jonas Parker, a grandfather who has vowed never to flee the British.Suddenly, a shot rings out.
ISBN:
9780802789457
9780802789457
Category:
Educational: History
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
01-04-2005
Language:
English
Publisher:
Walker & Company
Country of origin:
United States
Dimensions (mm):
286x225x9mm
Weight:
0.4kg
Dennis Brindell Fradin

Dennis Brindell Fradin was the author of many books for young readers, including the well-received Samuel Adams: The Father of American Independence, and, with coauthor and wife Judith Bloom Fradin, Ida B. Wells: Mother of the Civil Rights Movement.

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