Tag Archives: 1775

A Conversation with a TEOTWAWKI Survivor, by Rachel M.

In honor of the 239th Anniversary of The Battles of Lexington and Concord, I am sharing a piece that I did not write.  (If you live near the Florida panhandle and would like me to come tell your group the … Continue reading

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PC Nonsense: Adding Insult to Injury – Part One

Welcome to Munroe Tavern, the sign says, ‘Museum of the British Redcoats and Munroe Family Home.” Hold on one cotton-pickin’ minute there hoss! Are we talking about THE Munroe Tavern, here? A little backstory, please. On April 19th, 1775, Munroe … Continue reading

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Creating Historical Characters

How does a fiction writer create characters?  Well, we make them up.  I have a certain way of creating characters by playing “what if” with plot elements and character traits.  For example, what would it take to make a man … Continue reading

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Doctoring in 1775

Doctoring in 1775 was at the beginning of a crossroads that would take it from the apprentice model to the med school model.  The first medical school in America was started in Philadelphia in 1768.  Two years later another opened … Continue reading

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Captain David Brown – Concord

Captain David Brown was the leader of the Concord Minutemen.  He had trained and drilled his company (about forty men) within sight of the North Bridge.  His home was very nearby. Captain Brown and his wife Abigail Munroe (no doubt … Continue reading

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Paul Revere – Boston

Paul Revere.  It seems like everyone’s heard of Revere.  “Listen my children and you shall hear, of the midnight ride of Paul Revere.”  That’s from a poem by Longfellow about Paul’s infamous ride. Unfortunately, it isn’t terribly accurate.  But neither, … Continue reading

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Luther Blanchard – Acton

Luther Blanchard was eighteen years old on April 19th.  He was “slightly” wounded in the side by the first shot fired at the Concord Bridge.  The story goes that he reported to Col. Barrett’s house, which was being used as … Continue reading

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