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| <h3>THE MACMILLAN COMPANY</h3> | <h3>THE MACMILLAN COMPANY</h3> |
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| <div class="center"><a name="illus02.jpg" id="illus02.jpg"></a><img src="http://brian.carnell.com/wiki/lib/exe/fetch.php/allen-french-the-seige-of-boston-illus02.jpg" width='450' height='700' alt="Old State House" /></div> | <div class="center"><a name="illus02.jpg" id="illus02.jpg"></a><img src="http://brian.carnell.com/wiki/lib/exe/fetch.php/allen-french-the-siege-of-boston-illus02.jpg" width='450' height='700' alt="Old State House" /></div> |
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| <h4><span class="smcap">Old State House</span></h4> | <h4><span class="smcap">Old State House</span></h4> |
| safe. Oliver hastily resigned his office, lest the mob should visit him again.</p> | safe. Oliver hastily resigned his office, lest the mob should visit him again.</p> |
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| <div class="center"><a name="illus04.jpg" id="illus04.jpg"></a><img src="http://brian.carnell.com/wiki/lib/exe/fetch.php/allen-french-the-seige-of-boston-illus04.jpg" width='700' height='479' alt="The Hutchinson House" /></div> | <div class="center"><a name="illus04.jpg" id="illus04.jpg"></a><img src="http://brian.carnell.com/wiki/lib/exe/fetch.php/allen-french-the-siege-of-boston-illus04.jpg" width='700' height='479' alt="The Hutchinson House" /></div> |
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| <h4><span class="smcap">The Hutchinson House</span></h4> | <h4><span class="smcap">The Hutchinson House</span></h4> |
| wearing the king's uniform.</p> | wearing the king's uniform.</p> |
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| <div class="center"><a name="illus05.jpg" id="illus05.jpg"></a><img src="http://brian.carnell.com/wiki/lib/exe/fetch.php/allen-french-the-seige-of-boston-illus05.jpg" width='700' height='460' alt="Faneuil Hall" /></div> | <div class="center"><a name="illus05.jpg" id="illus05.jpg"></a><img src="http://brian.carnell.com/wiki/lib/exe/fetch.php/allen-french-the-siege-of-boston-illus05.jpg" width='700' height='460' alt="Faneuil Hall" /></div> |
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| <h4><span class="smcap">Faneuil Hall</span></h4> | <h4><span class="smcap">Faneuil Hall</span></h4> |
| of the committee of the great assembly at the Old South Church."<a name="FNanchor_25_25" id="FNanchor_25_25"></a><a href="#Footnote_25_25" class="fnanchor">[25]</a></p> | of the committee of the great assembly at the Old South Church."<a name="FNanchor_25_25" id="FNanchor_25_25"></a><a href="#Footnote_25_25" class="fnanchor">[25]</a></p> |
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| <div class="center"><a name="illus06.jpg" id="illus06.jpg"></a><img src="http://brian.carnell.com/wiki/lib/exe/fetch.php/allen-french-the-seige-of-boston-illus06.jpg" width='477' height='600' alt="1722 Samuel Adams 1803 By John Singleton Copley" /></div> | <div class="center"><a name="illus06.jpg" id="illus06.jpg"></a><img src="http://brian.carnell.com/wiki/lib/exe/fetch.php/allen-french-the-siege-of-boston-illus06.jpg" width='477' height='600' alt="1722 Samuel Adams 1803 By John Singleton Copley" /></div> |
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| <h4>1722—<span class="smcap">Samuel Adams</span> 1803<br /> | <h4>1722—<span class="smcap">Samuel Adams</span> 1803<br /> |
| those days the single land approach to Boston.</p> | those days the single land approach to Boston.</p> |
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| <div class="center"><a name="illus07.jpg" id="illus07.jpg"></a><img src="http://brian.carnell.com/wiki/lib/exe/fetch.php/allen-french-the-seige-of-boston-illus07.jpg" width='700' height='428' alt="THE INVESTMENT OF BOSTON" /></div> | <div class="center"><a name="illus07.jpg" id="illus07.jpg"></a><img src="http://brian.carnell.com/wiki/lib/exe/fetch.php/allen-french-the-siege-of-boston-illus07.jpg" width='700' height='428' alt="THE INVESTMENT OF BOSTON" /></div> |
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| <h4>THE INVESTMENT OF BOSTON</h4> | <h4>THE INVESTMENT OF BOSTON</h4> |
| about had Revere been stopped at the outset, was but one out of many.</p> | about had Revere been stopped at the outset, was but one out of many.</p> |
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| <div class="center"><a name="illus08.jpg" id="illus08.jpg"></a><img src="http://brian.carnell.com/wiki/lib/exe/fetch.php/allen-french-the-seige-of-boston-illus08.jpg" width='700' height='386' alt="Revere's Picture of Boston in 1768" /></div> | <div class="center"><a name="illus08.jpg" id="illus08.jpg"></a><img src="http://brian.carnell.com/wiki/lib/exe/fetch.php/allen-french-the-siege-of-boston-illus08.jpg" width='700' height='386' alt="Revere's Picture of Boston in 1768" /></div> |
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| <h4><span class="smcap">Revere's Picture of Boston in 1768.</span></h4> | <h4><span class="smcap">Revere's Picture of Boston in 1768.</span></h4> |
| already despatched to make certain of the route the British would take.</p> | already despatched to make certain of the route the British would take.</p> |
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| <div class="center"><a name="illus09.jpg" id="illus09.jpg"></a><img src="http://brian.carnell.com/wiki/lib/exe/fetch.php/allen-french-the-seige-of-boston-illus09.jpg" width='426' height='700' alt="The Old North Church | <div class="center"><a name="illus09.jpg" id="illus09.jpg"></a><img src="http://brian.carnell.com/wiki/lib/exe/fetch.php/allen-french-the-siege-of-boston-illus09.jpg" width='426' height='700' alt="The Old North Church |
| (From which Paul Revere's signals were displayed.)" /></div> | (From which Paul Revere's signals were displayed.)" /></div> |
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| wounded."<a name="FNanchor_64_64" id="FNanchor_64_64"></a><a href="#Footnote_64_64" class="fnanchor">[64]</a></p> | wounded."<a name="FNanchor_64_64" id="FNanchor_64_64"></a><a href="#Footnote_64_64" class="fnanchor">[64]</a></p> |
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| <div class="center"><a name="illus10.jpg" id="illus10.jpg"></a><img src="http://brian.carnell.com/wiki/lib/exe/fetch.php/allen-french-the-seige-of-boston-illus10.jpg" width='700' height='411' alt="The Battle of Lexington" /></div> | <div class="center"><a name="illus10.jpg" id="illus10.jpg"></a><img src="http://brian.carnell.com/wiki/lib/exe/fetch.php/allen-french-the-siege-of-boston-illus10.jpg" width='700' height='411' alt="The Battle of Lexington" /></div> |
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| <h4><span class="smcap">The Battle of Lexington</span></h4> | <h4><span class="smcap">The Battle of Lexington</span></h4> |
| these was fortified as soon as possible. The four points were Gage's main defences.</p> | these was fortified as soon as possible. The four points were Gage's main defences.</p> |
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| <div class="center"><a name="illus11.jpg" id="illus11.jpg"></a><img src="http://brian.carnell.com/wiki/lib/exe/fetch.php/allen-french-the-seige-of-boston-illus11.jpg" width='538' height='700' alt="Plan of the Siege" /></div> | <div class="center"><a name="illus11.jpg" id="illus11.jpg"></a><img src="http://brian.carnell.com/wiki/lib/exe/fetch.php/allen-french-the-siege-of-boston-illus11.jpg" width='538' height='700' alt="Plan of the Siege" /></div> |
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| <h4><span class="smcap">Plan of the Siege</span></h4> | <h4><span class="smcap">Plan of the Siege</span></h4> |
| and—for the infant republic—mercifully short.</p> | and—for the infant republic—mercifully short.</p> |
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| <div class="center"><a name="illus12a.jpg" id="illus12a.jpg"></a><img src="http://brian.carnell.com/wiki/lib/exe/fetch.php/allen-french-the-seige-of-boston-illus12a.jpg" width='545' height='700' alt="The Old North Bridge The Americans marched to the attack from the further side" /></div> | <div class="center"><a name="illus12a.jpg" id="illus12a.jpg"></a><img src="http://brian.carnell.com/wiki/lib/exe/fetch.php/allen-french-the-siege-of-boston-illus12a.jpg" width='545' height='700' alt="The Old North Bridge The Americans marched to the attack from the further side" /></div> |
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| <h4><span class="smcap">The Old North Bridge</span></h4> | <h4><span class="smcap">The Old North Bridge</span></h4> |
| <h4>(The Americans marched to the attack from the further side.)</h4> | <h4>(The Americans marched to the attack from the further side.)</h4> |
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| <div class="center"><a name="illus12b.jpg" id="illus12b.jpg"></a><img src="http://brian.carnell.com/wiki/lib/exe/fetch.php/allen-french-the-seige-of-boston-illus12b.jpg" width='545' height='700' alt="The Minute Man By Daniel C. French" /></div> | <div class="center"><a name="illus12b.jpg" id="illus12b.jpg"></a><img src="http://brian.carnell.com/wiki/lib/exe/fetch.php/allen-french-the-siege-of-boston-illus12b.jpg" width='545' height='700' alt="The Minute Man By Daniel C. French" /></div> |
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| <h4><span class="smcap">The Minute Man</span></h4> | <h4><span class="smcap">The Minute Man</span></h4> |
| pleasant; they gave him his last taste of home life for years.</p> | pleasant; they gave him his last taste of home life for years.</p> |
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| <div class="center"><a name="illus13.jpg" id="illus13.jpg"></a><img src="http://brian.carnell.com/wiki/lib/exe/fetch.php/allen-french-the-seige-of-boston-illus13.jpg" width='700' height='569' alt="Washington's Headquarters" /></div> | <div class="center"><a name="illus13.jpg" id="illus13.jpg"></a><img src="http://brian.carnell.com/wiki/lib/exe/fetch.php/allen-french-the-siege-of-boston-illus13.jpg" width='700' height='569' alt="Washington's Headquarters" /></div> |
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| <h4><span class="smcap">Washington's Headquarters</span></h4> | <h4><span class="smcap">Washington's Headquarters</span></h4> |
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| <img class="plain" src="http://brian.carnell.com/wiki/lib/exe/fetch.php/allen-french-the-seige-of-boston-illus14.jpg" width='250' height='584' alt="Tower on Dorchester Heights commemorating the Evacuation | <img class="plain" src="http://brian.carnell.com/wiki/lib/exe/fetch.php/allen-french-the-siege-of-boston-illus14.jpg" width='250' height='584' alt="Tower on Dorchester Heights commemorating the Evacuation |
| of Boston" /> | of Boston" /> |
| <h4><span class="smcap">Tower on Dorchester Heights<br />commemorating the<br />Evacuation | <h4><span class="smcap">Tower on Dorchester Heights<br />commemorating the<br />Evacuation |
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| <img class="plain" src="http://brian.carnell.com/wiki/lib/exe/fetch.php/allen-french-the-seige-of-boston-illus15.jpg" width='350' height='350' alt="Gold Medal commemorating Washington's Victory" /> | <img class="plain" src="http://brian.carnell.com/wiki/lib/exe/fetch.php/allen-french-the-siege-of-boston-illus15.jpg" width='350' height='350' alt="Gold Medal commemorating Washington's Victory" /> |
| <h4><span class="smcap">Gold Medal commemorating Washington's<br />Victory</span></h4> | <h4><span class="smcap">Gold Medal commemorating Washington's<br />Victory</span></h4> |
| </div> | </div> |