American History
Of note in the history of our Country is the fact that there are so many variations in the stories. So what is the Truth? It is hard to say. As my Grandpappy used to say "There are two sides to every story. And then there's the truth."
Paul Revere's Ride
By David Hackett Fisher - A well researched, engaging story, written in a style which is both factual and exciting, and is definitely not your average history book. Highly Recommended.
Free Books
Included below are Books which were printed many years ago and were scanned into PDF files and other formats. The truth is out there, just use your own discretion.
So download and save to your computer in order to preserve the record of our Country's Beginnings. Enjoy.
Paul Revere's Report on his Famous Ride
Written by Mr. Revere himself about the details as he experienced them.
You can read more about Mr. Revere at the Paul Revere Heritage Project.
Lexington, Birthplace of American-Liberty
Fred S Piper, 1902, Lexington Historical Society
AN ACCOUNT OF THE BATTLE OF LEXINGTON - PAUL REVERE'S NARRATIVE OF HIS FAMOUS RIDE- A SKETCH OF THE TOWN AND THE PLACES OF HISTORIC INTEREST - INSCRIPTIONS ON ALL HISTORIC TABLETS - DIRECTORY - MAP AND NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS
Souvenir of Lexington
E.G. Porter, 1875, James R. Osgood and Company, Boston
Short story about Lexington and the 19th of April.
The Battle of April 19th, 1775, in Lexington, Concorde, Lincoln, and Cambridge
Frank Warren Coburn, 1912, Self Published
History of the Siege of Boston, and the Battles of Lexington, Concorde, and Bunker Hill
Richard Frothingham, 1903, Little, Brown, & Company
William Diamond's Drum, The Beginnings of the American Revolution
Arthur Bernon Tourtellot, 1959, Doubleday & Company
Beginnings of the American Revolution, Based on Contemporary Letters, Diaries & Documents
Ellen Chase, 1903, The Baker & Taylor Company
The American Revolution by John Fiske in Two Volumes
This deserves it's own special section. The Book is a heavily researched Labor of Love by John Fiske. He began work on this Project while employed at Harvard in 1872.
The Revelvant Information needed to tell the Three Strikes begins on Page 123 of Volume 1. However there will be those individuals that will wonder "Why did the Revolution Start?" To those with inquiring minds just begin on Page 1 of Volume 1.
The American Revolution - Volume 1
Illustrated with Maps, Facsimilies, Contemporary Views, Prints and other Historical Documents
John Fiske, 1896, Houghton, Mifflin, & Company
The American Revolution - Volume 2
Illustrated with Maps, Facsimilies, Contemporary Views, Prints and other Historical Documents
John Fiske, 1896, Houghton, Mifflin, & Company