The Men of Freedom, Intro
We start where the American Revolution really began, setting the stage for the great events of 1775 that unlocked the destination of this great nation.
The American Revolution got its start here in Boston, earning us the name The Cradle of Liberty. In this series of videos, I'll take you on a journey from the Boston Massacre to Bunker Hill and along the way I'll introduce you to four men of freedom, average men whose names you probably don't know, all of whom fought, suffered, and in some cases died to give our nation its start.
This intro video sets the stage and provides the context for what eventually became the events of Patriot's Day, April 19th, 1775, the day when the Battle of Lexington and Concord was fought, turning the colonies forever against their mother country.
I get us right up to April 18th and end with Paul Revere readying his saddle to begin his famous ride. In my next video, I'll take you with Revere and meet the first of our four Men of Freedom. Join me!
Resources:
I can’t recommend Nathaniel Philbrick’s Bunker Hill: A City, A Siege, A Revolution highly enough. It ends with Bunker Hill but covers the decade before it thoroughly. Does not disappoint.
Of course, you can enjoy David McCullough’s 1776. He covers more than Boston, provides a lot more background on the major characters from outside the area, including George Washington.
A lesser-known book, The Road to Concord, is a gem, written by J.L. Bell, a local writer whose blog Boston 1775 is an indispensable resource when studying the events of revolutionary Massachusetts.