April MOrning
April Morning was a book concerning a young man, Adam Cooper, and the trials and tribulations of his taking part in the Battle of Lexington. The story takes place mostly in Lexington, Massachusetts. The story opens with a glimpse into the daily life of the Cooper family. As Adam comments on his father being a perfectionist. Adam confuses his father's constant criticism with the feeling that his father hates him. These feelings of hate are somewhat eased by Granny, Adam's grandmother and confidant. She tells him that, since she has known Moses Cooper longer than anyone, she knows that he really loves Adam. All this was happening with the rumblings of war nearby. The British taxes and tariffs were advancing and by then, most New England towns had their own local governments called Committees. These Committees were supported by local community leaders who also organized a town militia. When word reached Lexington that a British army landed, the local militia was mustered through much pushing by Moses Cooper and Jonas Parker, the Captain of the Militia. They pushed for an order of the soldiers for completely different reasons, however. Moses stood firm by the principles of freedom and common human d
By the time they arrived in Ashley's Pasture they were twenty-one, and there were over thirty waiting. In the next hour of remaining there, many more showed up until there were at least a hundred of them. Finally, they gathered around Solomon and discussed their plan of action. They were to lie in wait next to a stone wall lining the road and as the British passed, rise up and fire over the wall. When the revolutionaries had fired, they were supposed to run away from the road and regroup. At their second grouping, they decided to break into groups of two's and three's, not allowing the British to take advantage of firing into one huge clump of men. Adam paired off with his cousin Joseph Simmons, the town blacksmith and a friend of the Cooper family. ecency. Jonas Parker simply felt that because he was chosen to be Captain of the Militia, it was his right, and obligation to be out for the blood of any redcoat crossing into Lexington, Massachusetts. In any case, the British came to Lexington. The town representatives went to meet with them. Jonas Parker, Moses Cooper, the Reverend, and Simon Casper, a confrontational battle advocate, were there in front of three mounted British officers. All they could do was watch helplessly as the redcoats surrounded their seventy-man militia in silence. The Reverend, being the peaceful man that he was, tried to speak diplomatically to the British officers. They gunned down Adam's father along with most of the defenders in plain sight of everyone. Adam was one of the lucky few that made it out alive. He ran away from the British soldiers, finally hiding in a smokehouse and dealing with the loss of his father.
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Approximate Word count = 1125
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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