The battle in Concord became the third part of the battle of the day, and became known as The Battle of the Road. By this time, 1,000 militia had gathered along the road to harass and attack the British. Captain Parker and the Lexington militia were no longer reluctant to attack the British.
Louis LâAmour, the prolific author of scores of bestselling western novels, is born in Jamestown, North Dakota. An indifferent student, LâAmour dropped out of high school at age 15. Over the next two decades, he traveled around the world working in an amazing variety of jobs.
1908 - 1988. An award winning western author and screenwriter, Louis L'Amour published more than 400 short stories and over 100 novels. He wrote 65 TV scripts, and sold over 30 stories to the motion picture industry, including Hondo, starring John Wayne. L'Amour was born in Jamestown, North Dakota, on March 22, 1908. At 15, he joined a circus and later worked in mining and lumber camps. He was a prizefighter and traveled throughout the world. During World War II, he was an officer in the Army Tank Corps.