Presents a study of the early days of the Revolutionary War and examines Colonial policies and politics, the opposing armies, Lexington and Concord, Breed's Hill, and Washington's command of the Continental Army.
"The narrative is constructed around two thematic lines. One story centers on the American patriot Paul Revere; the other, on British General Thomas Gage."
Discusses the events leading up to Paul Revere's ride, and reinforces his importance in the history of the Revolutionary War.
"Paul Revere's midnight ride looms as an almost mythical event in American history--yet it has been largely ignored by scholars and left to patriotic writers and debunkers. Now one of the foremost American historians offers the first serious look at the events of the night of Ap…