Founding Myths: Stories That Hide Our Patriotic Past by Ray Raphael

Post date: Feb 2, 2021

Why do we celebrate Independence Day on July 4th and not on July 2nd? Was the defeat of the British at the battle of Yorktown the end of the Revolutionary War? Was Paul Revere the only one to ride to warn that the British were coming? Did Samuel Adams always promote independence from Great Britain? Did Patrick Henry actually say "give me liberty or give me death." Did the Revolutionary War actually begin with the Battles of Lexington and Concord? Did slaves actually earn their freedom if they fought in the Continental Army? What about the Massachusetts Revolution of 1774 in which no one was killed and no shots were fired. This book discusses the parts of the stories that were left out by historians in of the making of our nation. Learn why these myths persist.