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Tag Archives: Shot heard round the world
Harry Gould – Concord
Mistakes happen. This card is wrong. On the morning of April 19th, Harry Gould was just eighteen. However, he was not from Lexington, but from Concord. And he didn’t muster on Lexington Green but in Concord. History reports that Harry … Continue reading
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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Tagged 1775, April 19, Lexington and Concord, Paul Revere, Shot heard round the world
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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
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
The White Cockade
Tradition tells us that, when the militias began the march down Punkatasset Hill toward the North Bridge of Concord on that fateful day, the piper (Luther Blanchard) played a little tune called The White Cockade. This tune was said to … Continue reading
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Tagged April 19, Fifers, Lexington and Concord, Redcoats, Shot heard round the world
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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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Tagged 1775, April 19, Fifers, Lexington and Concord, Shot heard round the world
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