Back to Where it all Began

Last night I ventured to where it all began: Concord, Massachusetts, where the famous “shot heard round the world” was fired on April 19, 1775.  Thanks to the Concord Museum for a fun, sold-out event and to the Concord Bookstore for selling the books. Tonight it’s on to one of my all-time favorite Barnes and Noble stores in Newington, New Hampshire.

Militiamen and British regulars collide at the North Bridge in Concord. From a series of engravings issued by Amos Doolittle in 1775 based on interviews with eyewitnesses and careful study of the terrain.