| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 334 pages) : maps |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments; Prologue; Chapter One. Origins of Confliction; Chapter Two. The First Settlement; Chapter Three. The Massachusetts Bay Company; Chapter Four. The Great Migration; Chapter Five. Early Transforming Influences; Chapter Six. Parliament Revolts; Chapter Seven. The Pequot and King PhilipIndian Wars; Chapter Eight. England's "Glorious" Revolution; Chapter Nine. The Glorious Revolution'sImpact on New England; Chapter Ten. A New Century-A New British Line; Chapter Eleven. The New Century in theEnglish Colonies; Chapter Twelve. Prelude to the French andIndian War. |
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Chapter Thirteen. The French and Indian WarChapter Fourteen. A New King and a Challenge; Chapter Fifteen. Peace and a SecureNorth America; Chapter Sixteen. Stirrings in the Colonies; Chapter Seventeen. A Turning Point-The Stamp Act; Chapter Eighteen. Challenge of theTownshend Acts; Chapter Nineteen. Defiant Colonial Reactions; Chapter Twenty. British / Colonial Relations Deteriorate; Chapter Twenty-One. British Troops in Boston; Chapter Twenty-Two. Growth and Conflict; Chapter Twenty-Three. Trial and a Misleading Calm; Chapter Twenty-Four. Letters and Tea. |
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Chapter Twenty-Five. Intolerable RetaliationChapter Twenty-Six. Approaching the Breaking Point; Chapter Twenty-Seven. First Continental Congress; Chapter Twenty-Eight. The Division Widens; Chapter Twenty-Nine. Confrontation in Lexington; Chapter Thirty. Concord-The Battle Begins; Chapter Thirty-One. Militias to Army; Chapter Thirty-Two. Bunker and Breed's Hills; Chapter Thirty-Three. The Patriots Declare; Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
Three to Ride chronicles the events leading to the actions taken by British colonists in America against British troops, ultimately concluding in independence for the colonies. This book presents the courage of singular individuals and groups during a momentous period. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Revere, Paul, 1735-1818.
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Dawes, William, 1745-1799.
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Prescott, Samuel, 1751-1777.
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Dawes, William, 1745-1799 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJrkYCGVK93JBpGfCb3mh3 |
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Prescott, Samuel, 1751-1777 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJhMhvDGmCyqkTKmDd7PwC |
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Revere, Paul, 1735-1818 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJqVQFMWRtDR79TRfjPfbd |
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Massachusetts -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783.
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General. |
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA) |
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT) |
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Massachusetts https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJjXhqWY9tQdd4wPBQPWjC |
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United States https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq |
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American Revolution (United States : 1775-1783) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vB989PWKg6VGKmH6MwK |
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1775-1783 |
| Genre/Form |
History
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Redmond, John C. (John Charles), 1931- Three to ride. Lanham, Md. : Hamilton Books, 2012 9780761858546 (OCoLC)779265269 |
| ISBN |
9780761858553 (electronic bk.) |
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0761858555 (electronic bk.) |
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9780761858553 (e-book) |
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9780761858546 |
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