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Catalyst of a Revolution Guest post by Wes Westmoreland Ink-stained hands methodically distributed lead soldiers into the wooden case. Robert Bell had known tough times in Scotland, and even tougher times in Dublin, but these times were different. It had been only five years since he arrived in Philadelphia and set up a press. In those few years, he had become a widely recognized printer and publisher, creating a market by offering low cost editions of well-known English writings. The Stamp Act created a shortage of paper, and the current hostilities had exacerbated the