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<P>Before colonial Americans could declare independence, they had to undergo a change of heart. Beyond a desire to rebel against British mercantile and fiscal policies, they had to believe that they could stand up to the fully armed British soldier. <I>Prelude to Revolution</I> uncovers one story of how the Americans found that confidence.</P><P>On April 19, 1775, British raids on Lexington Green and Concord Bridge made history, but it was an episode nearly two months earlier in Salem, Massachusetts, that set the stage for the hostilities. Peter Charles Hoffer has discovered records and newspaper accounts of a British gunpowder raid on Salem. Seeking powder and cannon hidden in the town, a regiment of British Regulars were foiled by quick-witted patriots who carried off the ordnance and then openly taunted the Regulars. The prudence of British commanding officer Alexander Leslie and the persistence of the patriot leaders turned a standoff into a bloodless triumph for the colonists. What might have been a violent confrontation turned into a local victory, and the patriots gloated as news spread of "Leslie’s Retreat."</P><P>When British troops marched on Lexington and Concord on that

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Author

Hoffer, Peter Charles, 1944-

Publisher

Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9781421410067

Category

history

Subjects

History, Psychology, Science

Rating

4.4 / 5 (16 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14