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Revolutionary Boston, Lexington, and Concord: The Shots Heard 'Round the World (Boston & Concord)

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This guidebook is a great read - if you are not now planning a trip to the Boston area you will surely want to once you finish! I'd like to catch the next plane out of Honolulu & go on a tour. The author makes history come alive again. He clears up many misconceptions & tells what really happened. His style of writing is reader friendly. In addition to being a comprehensive guidebook it is also worth reading for anyone interested in Revolutionary History. Lots of pictures too.

Dr. Andrews is a well-scholared author on the details surrounding the happenings of April 19, 1775. Recommended to those who love Revolutionary War history.

I am one of the "locals" that the author, Dr. Andrews, mentions who has seen a lot of the sites, but at different times. I never knew the extent of the involvement of so many towns. The part about Boston was an especially pleasurable trip through memory lane for me, since my father was a member of the Massachusetts General Court from 1940-1950 and Boston was an integral part of my early years.

I enjoyed how Dr. Andrews was able to weave together separate parts of Massachusetts Revolutionary history into an easily readable book with lots of anecdotes and explanations that make this history come alive. It is amazing to realize that on April 18,1775 the British troops "embarked from a spot near today's Public Gardens...before landfill built up the area..."

So much packed into 144 pages; a must read; a most enjoyable guide!

This book is unique in that it covers a decent amount of American Revolution history on Concord & Lexington. I would highly recommend it to anyone visiting Boston, MA to view the Freedom Trail. It is worth an extra day to drive out to Lexington & Concord and explore the Green at Lexington, and the "Shot Heard Around the World" at Concord. This book not only recounts the events that transpired there, but also those leading up to it and afterward to put them into context of the American Revolution. Reading this book before a Boston trip is well worth the effort. It also covers the Freedom Trail in Boston. The information on the Freedom Trail is adequate, but there are other books with more detail.

The descriptions are short enough not to try your patience, yet long enough to provide background and context.