J. L. BELL is a Massachusetts writer who specializes in (among other things) the start of the American Revolution in and around Boston. He is particularly interested in the experiences of children in 1765-75. He has published scholarly papers and popular articles for both children and adults. He was consultant for an episode of History Detectives, and contributed to a display at Minute Man National Historic Park.

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Wednesday, January 10, 2024

Emerging Revolutionary War Bus Tour of Battle Road, 11–13 Oct.

The Emerging Revolutionary War team are planning their fourth annual bus tour of historic places, and this year they’re coming to Massachusetts.

On 11–13 October, historians Phillip Greenwalt, Rob Orrison, and Alex Cain will lead “The Shot Heard Round the World: Battles of Lexington and Concord Bus Tour.”

This tour will consist of:
  • an overview lecture on Friday night.
  • all-day tour of battlefield sites in Lexington, Concord, and other towns on Saturday.
  • a half-day tour of more sites on Sunday morning.
The tour bus and Saturday lunch are included in the $250 cost.

Other meals and lodging are separate, not included in the ticket fee. The host hotel is the Courtyard Marriott in Waltham, with a block of rooms set aside at $239 a night.

Alex Cain is the author of We Stood Our Ground: Lexington in the First Year of the American Revolution and a proprietor of Untapped History.

Phil Greenwalt and Rob Orrison are coauthors of A Single Blow: The Battles of Lexington and Concord and the Beginning of the American Revolution, April 19, 1775. (I wrote the foreword to that book.)

For more information, check out Emerging Revolutionary War. To sign up, go to this page.

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