Alexander R. Cain, JD
Lexington in the First Year of the Revolutionary War
Alexander Cain is author of We Stood Our Ground: Lexington in the First Year of the American Revolution and I See Nothing but the Horrors of a Civil War, and has been a presenter at History Camp Boston.
[Recorded May 07, 2020 and rebroadcast on April 25, 2024]
Alexander R. Cain, JD, (mcalpin77@gmail.com | historicalnerdery.com | LinkedIn) graduated from Merrimack College in 1993 with a degree in economics and from New England School of Law in 1996 with a juris doctorate. He currently serves as the academic dean at a vocational college in Massachusetts. Alex is a well-respected and highly sought-after speaker who frequently lectures on the military and social influences of April 19, 1775. He has published multiple research articles that have shed new light on the Battles of Lexington and Concord, privateer operations during the Siege of Boston and the loyalist refugee experience during the American Revolution. Alex has also published two books: We Stood Our Ground: Lexington in the First Year of the American Revolution and I See Nothing but the Horrors of a Civil War; and is the author of the blog and podcast “Historical Nerdery.” He resides in Massachusetts with his wife, Paula, and his two children, John and Abigail.
