What better way to commemorate Patriot's Day than the discuss with award-winning author Bob Gross his inspirational study of Concord on the eve of the American Revolution, The Minutemen and their World: 50th Anniversary Edition. First published in 1976 and long considered a touchstone in historical study, and now in a revised and expanded edition, Gross's changed how we understand the experiences of one small town on the road to American Independence, and how history is researched, written and presented. We also discuss Professor Gross's sequel, The Transcendentalists and their World, a community study of Concord in the era of Thoreau and Emerson.