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Defiance of the Patriots

Books | History / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775)

Benjamin L. Carp
An evocative and enthralling account of a defining event in American historyThis thrilling book tells the full story of the an iconic episode in American history, the Boston Tea Party—exploding myths, exploring the unique city life of eighteenth-century Boston, and setting this audacious prelude to the American Revolution in a global context for the first time. Bringing vividly to life the diverse array of 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—Benjamin L. Carp illuminates how a determined group of New Englanders shook the foundations of the British Empire, and what this has meant for Americans since. As he reveals many little-known historical facts and considers the Tea Party’s uncertain legacy, he presents a compelling and expansive history of an iconic event in America’s tempestuous past.
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Author
Benjamin L. Carp
Pages
336
Publisher
Yale University Press
Published Date
2010-10-26
ISBN
9780300168457 0300168454

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