DOWNLOAD: "Life and Times of Joseph Warren" by Richard Frothingham
It was written in 1865 while the memory of Joseph Warren was still relatively fresh in our national consciousness. No membership or fee is required to download it. He was a young man (34) when he died on Bunker Hill. A physician who, even at his young age, was held in awe by those around him for his intellect and bottomless drive.
But he was no high-society intellectual, even though he had the chops to play that role. He was so highly esteemed that they made him a Major General. When push came to shove, he eschewed his role of General, knowing full well he was no "General", and on his own authority, deferred his responsibility that was his by rank alone to Colonel Prescott, choosing to fight as a Major General in the role of infantryman, and did so valiantly, resulting in his death.
When he died, people far and wide in the revolutionary movement were stunned and nearly incapacitated with grief at the time. But events quickly moved everyone foreward, and Joseph Warren became a relatively neglected figure, when in actuality, he was paramount.
He was THE key figure in the "Committees of Correspondence" between all the colonies to provide unity of action, helping the colonies to speak with a more uniform voice, and he is credited for being the one who laid the groundwork for other colonies to follow the example of Massachusetts during the Stamp Act crisis in 1765.. There was much concern that Massachusetts was going to get hung out to dry due to its hard stance on the Stamp Act if other colonies caved. Massachusetts was the first that was going to be impacted, and if Massachusetts became a hard case, England would have shipped the stamps to a more compliant colony, so it was important that all the colonies stood fast on it.
I have a huge amount of respect for Joseph Warren. He was educated, polished, intelligent, well spoken, highly moral, and in good unison with his passionate and burning views on Liberty and Freedom...he was unafraid.
I highly recommend this book.