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Johnny Tremain by Ester Forbes is a novel for teens. Walt Disney made a mini series about the book a long time ago. It is about this time in Boston. Johnny works as an apprentice for Paul Revere.

I had a chance to read it, as an adult. It takes like two hours to read.

You will never take your rifle for granted ever again after you read it. If you don't have a rifle you will go and get one.

You would also ask yourself would I be a rebel or would I be a loyalist? After watching the Walt Disney mini series, I'm sure I said Rebel.

It was a tough question after reading the book.

I visited Boston and had an American history buff with me. He took me to Lexington Concord bridge. But most interesting is the trail the Redcoats took to get there and back. It is all very well preserved.

The rebel colonists had a turkey shoot. Redcoats marched down a trail with woods on either side, lots of large boulders for cover too. Trail followed a small creek that was at bottom of ravine that went 5 miles. So colonists had high ground with a crossfire that they couldn’t shoot each other even if they tried.

It must have been horrible for the Redcoats amazing any of them made it back to Boson.


“The British, realizing their vulnerability, decided to return to Boston. Their retreat turned into a rout, however, as thousands of militiamen attacked the British column from all sides. Shooting from behind trees, rocks, and buildings, the Patriots inflicted heavy casualties on the retreating Redcoats.”