129 The Road to Concord, 1775

Ben Franklin's World

English - April 11, 2017 05:00 - 54 minutes - 75.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 988 ratings
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How did the colonists of Massachusetts go from public protests meant to shame government officials and destroy offending property, to armed conflict with British Regulars in Lexington and Concord?

John Bell, the prolific blogger behind Boston1775.net and the author of The Road to Concord: How Four Stolen Cannon Ignited the Revolutionary War, leads us on an investigation of what brought colonists and redcoats to the Battles of Lexington and Concord.

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