Henry Knox was born in 1750 in [[Boston]] to a ships captain and his wife. His father died when he was 9. At 12, left school and went to work at a bookstore. He would go on to start his own book store. A voracious reader, Knox supplemented his education with the books around him, and taught himself [[artillery]] tactics. | Henry Knox was born in 1750 in [[Boston]] to a ships captain and his wife. His father died when he was 9. At 12, left school and went to work at a bookstore. He would go on to start his own book store. A voracious reader, Knox supplemented his education with the books around him, and taught himself [[artillery]] tactics. |