The Boston Massacre : a history with documents / Neil L. York.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

York, Neil Longley, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Boston Massacre, 1770.

Boston Massacre, 1770--Sources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (275 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

On March 5, 1770, after being harassed for two years during their occupation of Boston, British soldiers finally lost control, firing into a mob of rioting Americans, killing several of them, including Crispus Attucks, a runaway slave and sailor, the first African American patriot killed. The aftermath of this 'massacre' led to what was eventually the American Revolution. The importance of the event grew, as it was used for political purposes, to stoke the fires of rebellion in the colonists and to show the British in the most unflattering light.The Boston Massacre gathers together the most im

Contents:

BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; CHRONOLOGY; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; PART I: CONTEXT; INTRODUCTION: WITH BLOOD "RUNNING LIKE WATER"; PART II: DOCUMENTS; DOCUMENT 1 AMERICAN RIGHTS ASSERTED; DOCUMENT 2 LONDON'S RESPONSE; DOCUMENT 3 A GOVERNOR'S LAMENT; DOCUMENT 4 A BOSTONIAN'S PROTEST; DOCUMENT 5 PARLIAMENT'S FRUSTRATIONS WITH MASSACHUSETTS; DOCUMENT 6 UNINTIMIDATED MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATORS; DOCUMENT 7 A BRITISH SOLDIER'S COMPLAINT; DOCUMENT 8 A MARTYR IS MADE; DOCUMENT 9 A MOST SHOCKING SCENE; DOCUMENT 10 REVERE'S RENDERING; DOCUMENT 11 HUTCHINSON UNDER PRESSURE

DOCUMENT 12 GAGE REPORTS TO HILLSBOROUGHDOCUMENT 13 PRESTON PLEADS HIS CASE TO PITT; DOCUMENT 14 BOSTON COUNTERS PRESTON; DOCUMENT 15 GAGE'S HANDS TIED; DOCUMENT 16 AN EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT; DOCUMENT 17 CORONER'S INQUEST FOR CRISPUS ATTUCKS; DOCUMENT 18 GRAND JURY INDICTMENT; DOCUMENT 19 A SHORT NARRATIVE; DOCUMENT 20 A FAIR ACCOUNT; DOCUMENT 21 ADDITIONAL OBSERVATIONS; DOCUMENT 22 TOWN LEADERS AND THE BATTLE FOR PUBLIC OPINION; DOCUMENT 23 THE SOLDIERS' APPEAL FOR A SINGLE TRIAL; DOCUMENT 24 QUESTIONS ABOUT THE COURT RECORD; DOCUMENT 25 A JUDGE'S DIRECTIONS TO JURORS

DOCUMENT 26 THE SHORT NARRATIVE VIEW REAFFIRMEDDOCUMENT 27 THE TRIAL OUTCOMES DEFENDED; DOCUMENT 28 ANNUAL COMMEMORATION; DOCUMENT 29 A PROBLEMATICAL REMINISCENCE; DOCUMENT 30 MONUMENT TO THE FALLEN; DOCUMENT 31 A MORE BALANCED VIEW; NOTES; SUGGESTED READING; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-136-95294-2

1-136-95295-0

1-282-62912-3

9786612629129

0-203-84909-4

9780203849095

OCLC:

642661694