A Statue of Joseph Warren
My upcoming book BUNKER HILL: A CITY, A SIEGE, A REVOLUTION (due out April 30) focuses on one of the great unsung heroes of Revolutionary Boston: Dr. Joseph Warren. Warren was not only president of the Provincial Congress and a major general; he was the one who ordered Paul Revere to alert the countryside that the British were headed for Concord. If he hadn’t been killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill, Warren might have been one of the Founding Fathers we revere today. Here’s a picture I took of a statue of Warren that’s in the Lodge of the Bunker Hill Monument.
Statue of Joseph Warren at the Lodge of the Bunker Hill Monument
In today’s post on his terrific blog Boston 1775, J.L. Bell proposes that a statue of Warren that’s presently located at the Roxbury Latin School be relocated to the site of Warren’s home, which happens to be smack dab on Government Center in downtown Boston.
It’s an intriguing idea and would bring some much deserved attention to a historical figure who deserves to be better known, particularly in Boston.
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I absolutely adored IN THE HEART OF THE SEA and I am so looking forward to reading your latest. I am a sucker for the American Revolution. 'Nuf said? History is a beautiful thing--and even better when told well. Thanks for sharing.
I agree. i picked up Heart because it had a ship on it and I am into any and all nautical stories (fiction and non-fiction). I became a Philbrick fan immediately! Can't wait to read Glory, and now Bunker! I love reading about the revolutionary era (currently in the midst of Sparrowhawk series that leads up to Rev War). Bunker will no doubt find its way to my book shelf with the other Philbrick books.
