Minuteman Books

Minuteman Books has stood on Massachusetts Avenue since 1962, just a short walk from the Lexington Battle Green where the American Revolution began. The store's American history section is among the finest in the state, with shelves spanning from pre-colonial indigenous cultures through the present day and a locked cabinet of rare Revolutionary War-era documents and pamphlets. Over the decades the shop has become a pilgrimage site for history buffs, but its appeal extends far beyond any single subject; the fiction wall is impeccably curated, and the children's section has nurtured generations of young readers. The staff takes particular pride in their biography collection, which features deeply researched lives of figures both famous and overlooked. Minuteman Books remains family-owned and continues to serve as a gathering place for a community that takes its literary and historical heritage seriously.