American spring

By Walter R. Borneman

Subjects: Lexington, Battle of, Lexington, Mass., 1775, Bunker Hill, Battle of, Boston, Mass., 1775, Concord, Battle of, Concord, Mass., 1775, History

Description: "When we reflect on our nation's history, the American Revolution can feel almost like a foregone conclusion. In reality, the first weeks of the war were much more tenuous, and a fractured and ragtag group of colonial militias had to coalesce to have even the slimmest chance of toppling the mighty British Army.