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Show Notes – AMERICAN SPRING: AUTHOR WALTER BORNEMAN ON THE IMPORTANCE OF THE BATTLES OF LEXINGTON AND CONCORD
Episode Summary
In this episode, bestselling historian Walter Borneman, author of American Spring, joins us to explore the explosive opening moments of the American Revolution — the Battles of Lexington and Concord, fought on April 19, 1775. These were not just the first shots of the war; they were the moment when ordinary farmers, shopkeepers, and militia stood up to the most powerful empire on earth and refused to back down.
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