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A young man is baptized by fire during the bloody battle of Lexington, the first conflict of the Revolutionary War, in this unforgettable coming-of-age novel from the award-winning author of Spartacus.
“Invites comparison with Crane's Red Badge of Courage . . . I think this is an even better book.”—The…
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The father’s character in this story reminds me of my own WWII Marine father, and what the Young Adam goes through on that horrible, bloody morning on Lexington Green, I imagine, was like what my father as a teen went through on Saipan.
There is a plus here of a sweet romance mixed in. When I think of those militiamen on that green, I think of a row of my drinking buddies from our neighborhood sportsmen’s club, where I grew up. They wouldn’t stand a chance against British regulars.
We do not know to this day who fired that first…
From David's list on learning lessons from history the easy way.
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