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Lexington, Worcester, and the American Revolution: Debunking the Myth of the \Shot Heard 'Round the World\
Ray Raphael is a prolific writer who has authored a series ofgroundbreaking books on the American Revolution. More intriguingly, the Declaration of Independence was not the first of its kind and the \"founders\" did not lead the nation towards independence. Many conventions and associations had sent explicit instructions to \"their representatives in state conventions to instruct their representatives in Congress to vote for independence\" (128). [...]many of the delegates to the Continental Congress had received specific instructions from their constituents to vote in favor of independence. For Raphael, many of the \"myths\" about the American Revolution \"hide\" or distort its true grandeur and its true heroes - ordinary Americans who, for over a decade, had been engaged in debating new ideas, crafting revolutionary doctrines, creating new forms of organization, taking bold and unprecedented actions, and, finally, taking up arms against the British. Massachusetts and Maine (part of Massachusetts until 1820) are the only states to have an official state holiday commemorating the anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the first battles of the American Revolution (Wisconsin celebrates it as a public school holiday only). On April 19, the anniversary of the famous event, reenactors dress up as colonial Minutemen and march from nearby towns to Lexington and Concord, where they exchange make-believe musket fire with friends and neighbors dressed as British Redcoats.
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Yankees with \staves and musick\: the first American Revolution
In every shiretown (county seat), as in Worcester, patriot militiamen terminated the quarterly sessions of the courts, which at that time also served as the administrative arm of local government.
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A Note from the Guest Editor
The basic message of the American Revolution, and the very reason for our nation's existence, was that government should be rooted firmly in the will of the people, but when we say that we owe our existence to a handful of very important men, we lose this key component of our national identity.
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Founding myths : stories that hide our patriotic past
The author takes on a number of myths and legends that have crept unquestioned into our textbooks and popular histories, and he explains their persistence and the damage done if they remain uncorrected. He also highlights some stories we have failed to tell.
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Governed by a Spirit of Opposition: The Origins of American Political Practice in Colonial Philadelphia
Raphael reviews Governed by a Spirit of Opposition: The Origins of American Political Practice in Colonial Philadelphia by Jessica Choppin Roney.
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