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Name: The Minutemen and Their World Revisited
Start: 2025-03-26T18:00:00-04:00
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Location: TriCon

The Minutemen and Their World Revisited

When

3/26/25 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm EDT

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Website: http://Massachusetts250.org/events

Location: TriCon

54 Walden Street

Concord, MA 01742

United States

Event Description

Join renowned author and historian Robert A. Gross for an engaging presentation, “The Minutemen and Their World Revisited.” Nearly 50 years after the publication of his groundbreaking work, Prof.Gross revisits his original interpretation. Does it still hold true? What new discoveries and perspectives have emerged in the past half-century to reshape our understanding? This compelling talk will unveil fresh stories, intriguing details, and a thoroughly updated account of Concord’s road to revolution. March 26 at 7:00 pm at TriCon Church.

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KEYWORDS american revolution , bob gross , minutemen , robert gross

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