For example during the second chapter Kelley did a great job introducing Henry Knox and Nathaniel Greene and providing the reader with helpful background on both men's early years. They also tell where each man was during the events leading up to the Revolutionary War and how their lives had changed due to the unusual circumstances. For example, Kelley talked about how Nathaniel Greene grew up and grew up in the Quaker organization and how his family was pacifist and would not allow him to participate in the war. However, once his father died, he broke away from the Quakers and revealed himself to be the youngest brigadier general in the Continental Army. The beginning of chapter 3 begins with the introduction of John Stark from New Hampshire and how he had discovered what the English had done in Lexington. He managed to gather 400 armed men and went to the outskirts of Boston. They also introduced 57-year-old Israel Putnam, a well-known fighter during the French-Indian War. Once he heard the news and rode all night. Furthermore, Benedict Arnold was born and raised in the prosperous city of Norwich, east of Connecticut. The family took young Benedict on as an apprentice to an apothecary. He also opened a store "Druggist, Bookseller Inc." Ethan Allen grew up in remote Connecticut. Both men joined forces