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Frank Warren Coburn
1853–1923
A careful local historian with a storyteller’s eye, this New England writer devoted much of his work to the first battles of the American Revolution. His books are still valued for their close attention to Lexington, Concord, and Bennington.
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About the author
Frank Warren Coburn was an American author and local historian born in 1853 and died in 1923. He is best known for writing detailed studies of Revolutionary War events, especially The Battle of April 19, 1775, along with works on Lexington Common and the Battle of Bennington.
His writing focused on reconstructing what happened in specific places and moments, drawing readers into the people, movements, and local memory surrounding the opening of the Revolution. That strong sense of place gives his books a grounded, eyewitness-minded feel that still appeals to readers interested in early American history.
Coburn’s work has remained available through major public collections and historical archives, which speaks to its lasting usefulness. For listeners who enjoy history told through close research and regional detail, his books offer a vivid window into how communities remembered the Revolution in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.