Lexington and Concord : the battle heard round the world /
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| Author / Creator: | Daughan, George C., author. |
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Imprint: | New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2018] |
| Description: | xiv, 349 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Language: | English |
| Subject: | |
| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11460850 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- 1. The Final Straw
- 2. General Thomas Gage and George III
- 3. Benjamin Franklin Excoriated
- 4. Britain Closes the Port of Boston
- 5. Declaring War on Massachusetts
- 6. Support for Boston Broadens
- 7. Defiance Escalates
- 8. A Deepening Crisis
- 9. The Counties Strike Back
- 10. His Majesty Refuses to Bend
- 11. The Powder Alarm
- 12. The Colonies Unite
- 13. The Suffolk Resolves
- 14. Congress Completes Its Work
- 15. Slaves
- 16. The Perverse Effects of the Powder Alarm
- 17. The March to War
- 18. Chatham's Opposition
- 19. Lords North and Dartmouth Secretly Search for Peace
- 20. The Decision for War
- 21. Parliament Votes for War
- 22. The Country People
- 23. The Country People Find Many Supporters
- 24. Tensions Mount
- 25. Still Waiting
- 26. Fateful Orders
- 27. Gage's Decision
- 28. Crossing the Rubicon
- 29. Paul Revere
- 30. The British March to Concord Bogs Down
- 31. A Massacre at Lexington
- 32. The Road to Concord
- 33. The Concord Fight
- 34. The Bloody Road Back to Lexington
- 35. Lord Percy to the Rescue
- 36. A Masterful Retreat
- 37. The Siege of Boston: Part One
- 38. The Siege: Part Two
- 39. Earth-Shattering News
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Select Bibliography
- Index
