The Minutemen and Their World (American Century)

Name: The Minutemen and Their World (American Century)
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Rating: 4.5 (189 reviews)
Author: Robert A. Gross

by Robert A. Gross

Biography Memoir

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4.5 stars from 189 reviews

250 pages~4.2 hr readPublished by Hill and WangPublished 1976-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

You're interested in American history beyond the textbook version and want to understand how ordinary people experienced the Revolution.
You enjoy social history that reconstructs daily life, community bonds, and the real motivations behind historical events.
You're drawn to stories about how ideas take root in specific places and change everything for the people living there.

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You prefer narrative-driven histories with dramatic battle scenes and heroic figures rather than detailed community analysis.
You want a quick, high-level overview of the Revolution rather than a deep dive into one town's experience.
You're looking for a book that celebrates American exceptionalism rather than one that examines the Revolution as messy social upheaval.

About this book

This Bancroft Prize–winning history examines Concord, Massachusetts, the site where the American Revolution began on April 19, 1775, at the Old North Bridge. The town subsequently became known as the intellectual capital of the new republic and home to Emerson, Thoreau, and Hawthorne, coming to represent devotion to liberty, intellectual freedom, and rural life. Robert A. Gross provides a detailed reconstruction of the lives and community of Concord and interprets the American Revolution as a social movement. This revised and expanded edition includes a new preface and afterword by the author.

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