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Monthly Archives: February 2014
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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Tagged 1775, April 19, Lexington and Concord, Munroe Tavern, Redcoats
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Scene One – Go!
After having been stuck in the research rabbit-hole for a very long time, I have written scene one of the book. My writer’s group kicked me in the fanny last night and I knew it was time. Do I have … Continue reading
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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
Colonial Valentines…
It’s Valentine’s Day and so I thought I’d tell you a bit more about the falling-in-love traditions of the Puritans of 1775 Lexington and Concord. (Here’s the link to the earlier article on Puritan Weddings.) In some cultures, even in … Continue reading
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Early American Sniper
Most of the Colonial Militia Men and Minute Men carried muskets. But there were rifle companies in the Revolutionary War that carried what became known as the Kentucky Rifle. Here’s a quick little video that I found interesting.
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Moonlight and Messengers
When Paul Revere and two cohorts rowed across the Charles River from Boston to Charleston to begin his infamous “midnight ride,” there were a few very tense moments. It was just after ten o’clock on the night of April 18th, … Continue reading
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Amos Wright – Concord
Amos Wright, though not the owner of the tavern, was the proprietor of the Concord tavern. From 2 a.m. on, when the alert was sounded by Samuel Prescott, the tavern was busy. First, it was the gathering place for the … Continue reading
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