The Minute Men: The First Fight: Myths & Realities of the American Revolution (1967)

by John R. Galvin

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The concept of the farmer and shopkeeper pulling rifles off pegs on the wall to fight the British has been the typical image of the American minuteman. The fact that he may have had military training and drilled'and that April 19, 1775 was not his first battle'usually goes unmentioned. Winner of the American Revolution Round Table Award, The Minute Men will be of keen interest to those curious about the true history of some of America's first soldiers.… (more)

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The Minute Men: The First Fight: Myths & Realities of the American Revolution

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1967

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The Minute Men is dedicated to my father, John J. Galvin.

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The mere mention of the 19th of April, 1775, evokes at once a flood of the half-legendary vignettes that have captured our imagination.

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When the commissioners of the United Colonies of New England met in Hartford in the fall of 1650, all-out war with the Narragansetts seemed just around the corner.

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The concept of the farmer and shopkeeper pulling rifles off pegs on the wall to fight the British has been the typical image of the American minuteman. The fact that he may have had military training and drilled'and that April 19, 1775 was not his first battle'usually goes unmentioned. Winner of the American Revolution Round Table Award, The Minute Men will be of keen interest to those curious about the true history of some of America's first soldiers.

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