Where it all began!

Today we are in Concord, Massachusetts home to the first confrontation between the British and the Minutemen of the Revolutionary War. It is also home to several authors of the 1800's: Louisa May Alcott, Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Nathaniel Hawthorne. There lives were all intertwined. Fascinating. The tour of the Alcott home was a highlight of the day. Alcott was Judi's favorite author when she was a young girl. There was also time to take a hike at Walden Pond to the home site of Thoreau (Doug has read Walden) and to visit Minuteman National Park and see the bridge where it all began. Next to that is the home of Rev. William Emerson, father of Ralph Waldo, built in 1770. The family watched that first battle.

This is the home of the Alcott family. Louisa May Alcott's bedchamber was on the second floor and her desk stood between the two front windows to the left of the front door on the upper floor. That is where she wrote Little Women in just three months time. She was the best selling author of her time and Little Women has been in continuous publication ever since it was first published.

Tomorrow morning we are heading into Boston. That means that this will be a short entry so I can get some sleep. More to come so keep checking.