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The Minutemen and Their World by Robert A. Gross examines the history of 18th-century Concord, Massachusetts, known for its involvement in the first battle of the American Revolution and as a home to Transcendentalist writers. Through the lens of "new social history," the book explores local challenges, including farmland shortages and religious conflicts, leading up to the Revolutionary War, and how these factors influenced Concord's participation and its aftermath.