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Lexington and Concord

The Author's Corner With J.L. Bell

John Fea   |  May 23, 2016

J.L. Bell is a historian and blogger at Boston 1775. This interview is based on his new book, The Road to Concord: How Four Stolen Cannon Ignited the Revolutionary War (Westholme Publishing, 2016). JF: What led you to write The Road to...

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The First Published Map of the American Revolution

John Fea   |  September 1, 2015

This is very cool.  Historian Allison Lange discusses the first published map of the American Revolution.  It is housed at the American Antiquarian Society in Worcester, MA.  Here is a taste of her post at the AAS blog, “Past is...

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King Hancock

John Fea   |  April 23, 2013 Leave a Comment

John Hancock J.L. Bell has served up another fascinating post at Boston 1775.  This one is about “King Hancock,” the nickname that Massachusetts farmers used to describe John Hancock in the wake of the skirmishes at Lexington and Concord.  Here […]

Did the British Plan to Burn Harvard in 1775?

John Fea   |  April 17, 2013 Leave a Comment

J.L. Bell has a great post at Boston 1775 on a 1775 Thanksgiving sermon accusing the British of plotting to burn Harvard College.  The sermon was preached by Rev. Isaac Mansfield Jr., a Continental Army chaplain.  When it was published […]

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