Liberty or death : the American Revolution, 1763-1783
(Book)

Table of dates / Unsung heroes (pages 60-61).

It began in Boston, with angry colonists objecting to the tyranny of a king who ruled from an ocean away. It was voiced by patriots such as Sam Adams and Patrick Henry and echoed by citizens from New England all the way to the Carolinas. It was fought by patriots, loyalists, slaves, and indians. For more than ten years, sides were taken, guns drawn, lives lost. But through it all, one man, a general from Virginia named George Washington, held the young colonies together and led them to victory, beating almost impossible odds.