In 1774, the British Parliament responded to the Boston Tea Party (of Dec 1773) by sending a large military force to occupy the town of Boston. By the end of 1774, all the troops earmarked for that New England town had arrived. Meanwhile, per the terms of one of the Coercive Acts, the Royal Navy … (read more)
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Continuing my discussion, the bulk of my research for 1775 was drawn from original source material (letters and the like). One example of original source material is the several letters between American revolutionary leader Dr. Joseph Warren and the Massachusetts royal governor and military commander-in-chief Lt. Gen. Thomas Gage. Another example is the written orders … (read more) I have often been asked, when talking about 1775, how does one go about finding the source material. Well, it’s labor intensive, to be sure… For those following along so far, I apologize for the delay. I’ve been struggling to get a few bugs fixed on the site, all back-end type stuff. For instance, you should now be able to subscribe by email to post updates, and you can now subscribe by email to comments you put in. Finally, I’ve … (read more) Here’s the first example of an excerpt: the Chapter outline. Compare this to the About the Book page and you’ll be able to glean quite a bit on how the story progresses. I’ve committed to my facebook fanpage that, once I achieve 150 likes there by the end of November, I will post a substantial … (read more) |
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