Americans know about the Boston Tea Party and "the shot heard 'round the world," but 16 months divided these two iconic events—a period that has nearly been lost to history. Uncovering this time of ideological ferment that led to war, Ray and Marie Raphael reveal how and why the Redcoats who marched on Lexington and Concord encountered Massachusetts militiamen who had trained for months to protect the revolution they had already made.