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The Master of Chaos A Boston tale of rebellion and escape
In 1775 Boston colonists Colin Cabot and Patience Fayerweather vow love as bells signal Washington’s arrival. Revere guides Cabot through danger to Sneach the fish merchant, who ferries him hidden in a barrel toward Marblehead and Israel Woodbridge for safety. The scene ends with Cabot’s perilous journey continuing.
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Boston
Washington
Cambridge
Roxbury
Burgoyne
Howe
Clinton
Gage
England
Patience Fayerweather
Colin Cabot
Harvard College
Betsey Faneuil
Colin
Pat
Achilles
Knox
Boston Grenadier Corps
Samuel Langdon
Elijah Fayerweather
Paul Revere
Committee of Patriots
Harry Gage
Fayerweather Chaise
Tie
Revere
Ebenezer Sneac
Boston Harbor
Sneach
Old Sneach
Snoach
Sneac
Morton
Winnisimet
Marblehead
Israel Woodbridge
Woodbridge