The Lexington - Concord Battle Road: Hour-by Hour Accounts of Events Preceding and on the History-Making Day: April 19,1775. Available through The Minuteman National Parks.
As the title suggests, this book provides an hour-by-hour account of the events surrounding April 19, 1775. This provides valueable information for the teacher. Excerpts from this book were read to students. Other parts were summarized. This book helped students understand the preparations made on both sides, with a focus on colonists preparations.
Paul Revere's Ride by: David Hackett Fischer
This book provides the teacher a great deal of background information on the events leading up the the Revolutionary War. Excerpts from pages 113-118 and 123-128 were read to students in order to help them understand what it was like for a British Regular on the evening of April 18th and the morning of April 19th 1775.
1776: The Illustrated Edition by: David McCullough
This book provides the teacher with background information on the American Revolution and the events leading up to it. The Illustrated Edition includes images and replicas of primary source documents that can be used in the classroom.
