History of Worcester, Massachusetts
Author: William Lincoln
Publisher:
Published: 1862
Total Pages: 498
ISBN-13:
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The First American Revolution
Author: Ray Raphael
Publisher:
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 273
ISBN-13: 9781565847309
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn an eye-opening look at the history of America's revolutionary struggle, the author of A People's History of the American Revolution describes how, in the years prior to the Battle of Lexington and Concord, local people took the British authority to declare themselves free from colonial oppression. 10,000 first printing.
Hidden History of Worcester
Author: Dave Kovaleski
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2021-10-18
Total Pages: 144
ISBN-13: 1439673837
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs the second-largest city in New England, Worcester is well known for its contributions to manufacturing and transportation. However, many other people and events contributed to the building of this city. Timothy Bigelow led a revolution to take back Worcester from British rule almost two years before the Declaration of Independence. Abby Kelley Foster helped establish the first national women's rights convention in Worcester and was a leading voice against slavery. The city was also home to one of the nation's first professional baseball teams, the Worcester Brown Stockings. Join local author Dave Kovaleski as he reveals the stories behind revolutionaries, reformers and pioneers from the "Heart of the Commonwealth."
Worcester in the War of the Revolution
Author: Albert a (Albert Alonzo) B Lovell
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Published: 2023-07-18
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781020503818
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book provides an in-depth look at the role played by the town of Worcester, Massachusetts during the American Revolution. Albert Alonzo Lovell draws on a variety of sources to offer a detailed account of the town's history during this pivotal period. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Spirit of '74
Author: Ray Raphael
Publisher: New Press, The
Published: 2015-08-25
Total Pages: 305
ISBN-13: 1620971275
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHow ordinary people went from resistance to revolution: “[A] concise, lively narrative . . . the authors expertly build tension.” —Publishers Weekly Americans know about the Boston Tea Party and “the shot heard ’round the world,” but sixteen months divided these two iconic events, a period that has nearly been lost to history. The Spirit of ’74 fills in this gap in our nation’s founding narrative, showing how in these mislaid months, step by step, real people made a revolution. After the Tea Party, Parliament not only shut down a port but also revoked the sacred Massachusetts charter. Completely disenfranchised, citizens rose up as a body and cast off British rule everywhere except in Boston, where British forces were stationed. A “Spirit of ’74” initiated the American Revolution, much as the better-known “Spirit of ’76” sparked independence. Redcoats marched on Lexington and Concord to take back a lost province, but they encountered Massachusetts militiamen who had trained for months to protect the revolution they had already made. The Spirit of ’74 places our founding moment in a rich new historical context, both changing and deepening its meaning for all Americans.
Bathsheba Spooner
Author: Andrew Noone
Publisher:
Published: 2021-02-26
Total Pages: 310
ISBN-13: 9780578835426
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBathsheba Spooner, daughter of infamous Massachusetts Loyalist Timothy Ruggles, conspired with two British POWs and her teenage American soldier/lover to kill her Patriot husband. All four were hanged in Worcester July 2, 1778. Spooner, five months pregnant, was the first woman executed in the new nation.
Inventing Irish America
Author: Timothy J. Meagher
Publisher:
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 618
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn analysis of the Irish community of city of Worcester, Massachusetts around the turn of the 20th century. The author reveals how an ethnic group can endure and yet change when its first American-born generation takes control of its destiny.
A History of Worcester, 1674-1848
Author: Kenneth J. Moynihan
Publisher: History Press (SC)
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 188
ISBN-13: 9781596292345
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor Kenneth J. Moynihan chronicles the fascinating early history of this bustling junction town and offers readers a front-row view of Worcester's dramatic, nearly forgotten past. The Nipmuc Indians destroyed the first settlement at Worcester in 1675. A second attempt was made in the 1680s, but a permanent settlement did not take root until 1713. Worcester's first citizens battled French and Indian enemies and endured a succession of political, ethnic and religious rivalries. How did the Nipmuc deal with the English threat? How did settlers cope with changes in economic and political life after the Revolution? For the first time in 170 years, a historian takes a fresh look at the history of early Worcester.
Founding Myths
Author: Ray Raphael
Publisher: New Press, The
Published: 2014-07-04
Total Pages: 434
ISBN-13: 159558949X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFirst published ten years ago, award-winning historian Ray Raphael’s Founding Myths has since established itself as a landmark of historical myth-busting. With the author’s trademark wit and flair, Founding Myths exposes the errors and inventions in America’s most cherished tales, from Paul Revere’s famous ride to Patrick Henry’s “Liberty or Death” speech. For the seventy thousand readers who have been captivated by Raphael’s eye-opening accounts, history has never been the same. In this revised tenth-anniversary edition, Raphael revisits the original myths and explores their further evolution over the past decade, uncovering new stories and peeling back additional layers of misinformation. This new edition also examines the highly politicized debates over America’s past, as well as how school textbooks and popular histories often reinforce rather than correct historical mistakes. A book that “explores the truth behind the stories of the making of our nation” (National Public Radio), this revised edition of Founding Myths will be a welcome resource for anyone seeking to separate historical fact from fiction.
Massachusetts in the American Revolution
Author: Ainsworth Rand Spofford
Publisher:
Published: 1895
Total Pages: 44
ISBN-13:
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