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American tempest : how the Boston Tea Party sparked a revolution / Harlow Giles Unger.

Summary:

Unger has written the first popular history of the Boston Tea Party in nearly 50 years--a timely look at the nation's first Tea Partiers that examines the event's heroes and villains. Photos. Maps

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780306819629
  • Physical Description: xiv, 288 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
  • Edition: 1st Da Capo Press edition
  • Publisher: Cambridge, Mass. : Da Capo Press, 2011.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-274) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
"Rally, Mohawks!" -- The Saints of Boston -- Mr. Cockle : the governor's creature -- The miserable state of tributary slaves -- Flockwork from England -- The flame is spread -- A diabolical scene -- A blackguard town -- Farewell the tea-board -- "Damn you! Fire!" -- "Let every man do what is right!" -- "We will never be taxed!" -- "We must fight!" -- Savage barbarities and diabolical cruelties -- The forgotten patriots.
Subject:
Boston Tea Party, Boston, Mass., 1773.
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Causes.

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  • 6 of 6 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Iredell County Public Library.

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