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Excerpt from Brave Deeds of American Sailors The news Of the attack on the men at Lexington had run like a fire through the countryside. The patriots had gathered about Concord and met the redcoats with a hail of bullets. The redcoats had turned back to Boston, unable to destroy most Of the stores, which had been buried or hidden. They had been beset all the way by the farmers and townspeople, firing on them from behind walls and trees. The redcoats, on the run, with their tongues hanging out Of their mouths, had been saved from destruction or surrender at last only by the timely arrival of reinforcements from Boston. All this they told the men of Machias, over and over again, adding many details to each repetition to freshen the story. The little town Of Machias had not been greatly disturbed by British rule. They were far from the center Of things, and not in any way important/ Only one thing had they suffered at the hands of King George. All the tallest and straightest pines in their forests had been set apart for the use Of the English navy; no woodman could lay axe to them without incurring the royal displeasure and punish ment. Even now there were two British sloops in the harbor, under the protection Of a British armed schooner, the Margaretta, loading lumber to be made into barracks for the redcoats in Boston. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Excerpt from Heroic Deeds of American Sailors The authors have attempted to set forth with some fullness of detail a number of dramatic and picturesque events to illustrate the perils and bravery of our heroes of the sea, in the hope of stimulating young people to further reading of maritime and other history. The stories herem narrated have been rewritten or adapted from trustworthy sources, and contain such incidents and anecdotes as are likely to hold the attention because of their human interest. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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