Defiance of the patriots : the Boston Tea Party & the making of America
2010
973.3115 C294 2010
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Title
Defiance of the patriots : the Boston Tea Party & the making of America
Published
New Haven : Yale University Press, c2010.
Description
xv, 311 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Call Number
973.3115 C294 2010
System Control No.
(OCoLC)601347447
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-296) and index.
Contents: Introduction: Teapot in a tempest -- 1. Empire's corporation -- 2. Ringleader of all violence -- 3. Tea and scandal -- 4. Enemies to their country -- 5. Detestable tea arrives -- 6. Destroyers at Griffin's Wharf -- 7. Resolute men (dressed as Mohawks) -- 8. Boycotting the accursed leaf -- 9. Boston bears the blame -- 10. Sugar, slaves, and the shadow of the Tea Party -- Conclusion: Secrecy and legacy -- Appendix: Boston Tea Party participants.
L2011M53
On the evening of December 16, 1773, a group of disguised Bostonians boarded three merchant ships and dumped more than forty-six tons of tea into Boston Harbor. Author tells the full story of the Tea Party-exploding myths, exploring the unique city life of Boston; describes diverse people and places that the Tea Party brought together-from Chinese tea-pickers to English businessmen, Native American tribes, sugar plantation slaves, and Boston's ladies of leisure--From the publisher.
Winner of the Society of the Cincinnati Prize, 2013.
Contents: Introduction: Teapot in a tempest -- 1. Empire's corporation -- 2. Ringleader of all violence -- 3. Tea and scandal -- 4. Enemies to their country -- 5. Detestable tea arrives -- 6. Destroyers at Griffin's Wharf -- 7. Resolute men (dressed as Mohawks) -- 8. Boycotting the accursed leaf -- 9. Boston bears the blame -- 10. Sugar, slaves, and the shadow of the Tea Party -- Conclusion: Secrecy and legacy -- Appendix: Boston Tea Party participants.
L2011M53
On the evening of December 16, 1773, a group of disguised Bostonians boarded three merchant ships and dumped more than forty-six tons of tea into Boston Harbor. Author tells the full story of the Tea Party-exploding myths, exploring the unique city life of Boston; describes diverse people and places that the Tea Party brought together-from Chinese tea-pickers to English businessmen, Native American tribes, sugar plantation slaves, and Boston's ladies of leisure--From the publisher.
Winner of the Society of the Cincinnati Prize, 2013.
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