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Zoom presentation on "The Road To Concord", Weds, Apr 12, 2023

Started by Oz, April 11, 2023, 06:55:30 PM

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April 11, 2023, 06:55:30 PM

US Army Heritage Center
The Road to Concord: How Four Stolen Cannon Ignited the Revolutionary War with J.L. Bell
April 12, 2023, 7:00 pm

Historian J. L. Bell reveals a new dimension to the start of America's War for Independence by tracing the spark of its first battle back to little-known events beginning in September 1774. The author relates how radical Patriots secured those four cannon and smuggled them out of Boston, and how Gage sent out spies and search parties to track them down. Drawing on archives in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada, the book creates a lively, original, and deeply documented picture of a society perched on the brink of war.

Register in advance to attend this Zoom webinar at:

https://www.armyheritage.org/events/the-road-to-concord-how-four-stolen-cannon-ignited-the-revolutionary-war-with-j-l-bell/?fbclid=IwAR3ny0iCZMvYViSuyfgLwD1JtogY64GXOk6MYXjH9NQCRIsPKkCLitshzPI
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Nothing is going to get better. It's not."
― Dr. Seuss, The Lorax

"There are no accidents in my philosophy. Every effect must have its cause. The past is the cause of the present, and the present will be the cause of the future." - Abraham Lincoln

"My biggest decision this week?  Well...long story short, I went with the mild sauce."

Mrs. Smith

#1
April 11, 2023, 07:02:17 PM
Excellent, thanks Oz!
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The Wolfhound

#2
April 11, 2023, 09:14:53 PM
Thanks for the notice!  Read the book when new and reference it often telling the strikes.  I have signed myself and the MRS. up for it.

Scarecrow

#3
April 11, 2023, 10:39:02 PM
My thanks too! Signed up just now.
Spreading the word.  ..:..

Tennessee Beast

#4
April 12, 2023, 10:00:09 AM
I'm excited, too!
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TheMenace

#5
April 12, 2023, 06:00:31 PM
Read his book. Interesting story not told before.
Sons of Liberty!
Defend the Constitution,
The Law of Our Land
https://youtu.be/w6H12dyS8FI
Joshua 1:9

Oz

#6
April 13, 2023, 08:18:52 AM
The session did not disappoint.  Mr. Bell packed a ton of information into 1/2 hour (before viewer questions).  I don't know if a recording will be available...if it is, it would be well worth watching.  Although the topic highlights "cannon" (for good reason), there is additional insight into what colonists, Gage, and the British government thought and how it led to their actions...and we all know history is about people.
"You don't know they're all Riflemen.  They might just be people with rifles." - Zazzles, 9/22/12

"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot,
Nothing is going to get better. It's not."
― Dr. Seuss, The Lorax

"There are no accidents in my philosophy. Every effect must have its cause. The past is the cause of the present, and the present will be the cause of the future." - Abraham Lincoln

"My biggest decision this week?  Well...long story short, I went with the mild sauce."

The Wolfhound

#7
April 17, 2023, 05:57:26 PM
It was a very good presentation.  I know it was being recorded.  I hope a copy is online in the near future.
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