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The Minutemen and Their World: 25th anniversary edition
Written by Robert A. Gross
Narrated by Tom Perkins
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Winner of the Bancroft Prize
On April 19, 1775, the American Revolution began at the Old North Bridge in Concord, Massachusetts. The "shot heard round the world" catapulted this sleepy New England town into the midst of revolutionary fervor, and Concord went on to become the intellectual capital of the new republic. The town-future home to Emerson, Thoreau, and Hawthorne-soon came to symbolize devotion to liberty, intellectual freedom, and the stubborn integrity of rural life. In The Minutemen and Their World, Robert Gross has written a remarkably subtle and detailed reconstruction of the lives and community of this special place, and a compelling interpretation of the American Revolution as a social movement.
On April 19, 1775, the American Revolution began at the Old North Bridge in Concord, Massachusetts. The "shot heard round the world" catapulted this sleepy New England town into the midst of revolutionary fervor, and Concord went on to become the intellectual capital of the new republic. The town-future home to Emerson, Thoreau, and Hawthorne-soon came to symbolize devotion to liberty, intellectual freedom, and the stubborn integrity of rural life. In The Minutemen and Their World, Robert Gross has written a remarkably subtle and detailed reconstruction of the lives and community of this special place, and a compelling interpretation of the American Revolution as a social movement.
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Robert A. Gross
Robert A. Gross is James L. and Shirley A. Draper Professor of Early American History at the University of Connecticut. He is author of The Minutemen and Their World.
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Reviews for The Minutemen and Their World
Rating: 3.6034483448275862 out of 5 stars
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The author explains In wonderful detail the social norms, common expectations , prejudices, traditions, commerce, and how young men became of age. If you are interested in what it was like pre, during and after the revolutionary war I can’t recommend this book enough. Great job Mr. Gross you did us a fine Service.