Sam says it is the principle of British overreach that keeps him fighting. Beach, take Sam’s father’s side and say fewer deaths are worth higher taxes. His father asks who fired the first shot, and Sam admits he doesn’t know. Sam enjoys the attention his news receives. Despite his father’s protests, Sam explains to everyone at the tavern that the Minutemen (local soldiers) surprised the lobsterbacks (a mocking name for British soldiers) at the Battle of Lexington. His father cannot understand why his son would turn against the King. Sam’s rebel sentiments quickly earn a rebuke from his father. Sam is wearing the rebel uniform that Tim cannot help but admire he also admires all the facts and theories he picked up as a college student at Yale. One rainy April day, Tim describes his brother coming to the family’s place of business, a tavern, announcing that the rebels have won against the British in Massachusetts. The story is told in first person from the point of view of Tim Meeker.
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