Cliff's Notes for the Heritage Impaired

[CortJestir]

I ran across a book entitled Revolutionary Boston, Lexington, and Concord by Joseph Andrews M.D. at the airport on my way to Denver the other day. It's kind of like a Cliff's Notes version of the events of April 19, 1775. After having read Fischer recently (and again), my expectations were kinda low, but to my surprise, the author and contributors did a very nice job telling the "Three Strikes".

It's a combination summary of Fischer, Fleming, Galvin, McCullough, et. al. coupled with a Visitor's Guide of Bunker Hill, the Freedom Trail, Battle Road, Lexington and Concord (among others). It essentially covers everything we cover during the history (or heritage, as Buzzworth would say) portion of an Appleseed. So much so that I thought this Dr. Andrews must be an Appleseeder. He even talks about Dangerous Old(er) Men and Women towards the end of the book in a chapter he entitles "All Played a Part".

Is he associated with the Appleseed Project somehow? I did a quick search but didn't come up with anything.

Anyway, pick it up when you get a chance. It's a nice little addition to the bookshelves and a handy reference for the history portion of Appleseeds. And you can read the whole thing on a 3-4 hour flight, easy peezy. 

Edit to add: This is not to say this should replace any other volumes of history that should line your bookshelves! 

[TaosGlock]

I will second that! I got the book on e-bay awhile back. Lots of good tidbits to insert into the 3 strikes.