As Patriots' Day draws near and celebrations of America250 continue, we invite you to revisit the American Revolution through the eyes of filmmakers in "Ken Burns’ American Revolution: A View Through the Lens of History." Then, take a moment to reacquaint yourself with "The Boston Port Act: A Closed Harbor Leads to Open Revolt." Both articles provide fascinating insights into the events that led to the American Revolution and its aftermath. From Discover the Battle Road.
Henry David Thoreau loved springtime. While it’s true that he had something to say about every season, he seemed to wax more poetic not only in the spring but about the spring. When the earth came alive after a long cold winter, Thoreau’s observations came to life as well.
On May 8, 1859, John Brown was back in Concord. The tall, humorless abolitionist had grown a flowing white beard, making him look like an Old Testament prophet. Like he did during his first visit in 1857, Brown spoke on his anti-slavery activities in Kansas to a large crowd at the Town Hall; he had come east in the hope of raising money for those activities. As in 1857, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry Thoreau were again in the audience, and they supported Brown; intellectually, philosophically, and monetarily.
