The Minute Men : a compact history of the defenders of the American Colonies, 1645-1775 /

The Minute Men : a compact history of the defenders of the American Colonies, 1645-1775 /

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Author / Creator:Galvin, John R., 1929-2015.
Edition:[1st edition].
Imprint:New York : Hawthorn Books, [1967]
Description:286 pages : map (on lining papers) ; 24 cm
Language:English
Subject:
Concord, Battle of (Massachusetts : 1775)
Lexington, Battle of (Massachusetts : 1775)
Lexington, Battle of, Lexington, Mass., 1775.
Concord, Battle of, Concord, Mass., 1775.
Militia.
United States -- Militia.
Massachusetts -- Concord.
Massachusetts -- Lexington.
United States.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2245449
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 266-271).
Summary:A compact history of the defenders of the American Colonies, 1645-1775.
Other form:Online version: Galvin, John R., 1929- Minute Men. [1st ed.]. New York, Hawthorn Books [1967]
Table of 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.

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