1 option
As if an enemy's country : the British occupation of Boston and the origins of revolution Richard Archer
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks E 210 .A73 2010
Available in person
Request an item
Access options
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Archer, Richard, 1941-
- Series:
- Pivotal moments in American history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Causes.
- United States.
- Boston (Mass.)--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
- Boston (Mass.).
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 284 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
- Contents:
- Introduction : a garrisoned town
- Grenville's innovation
- On the brink
- Power and the opposition
- An accommodation of sorts
- The Townshend blunder
- A momentous decision
- Camping on the Common
- Occupation
- The merchants and John Mein
- Prelude to a tragedy
- The massacre on King Street
- Aftermath
- Conclusion : a revolutionary legacy.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- HSP Credit Line: Life and Humble Confession of Richardson (Abs 1772-1)
- ISBN:
- 9780195382471 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 0195382471 (cloth : alk. paper)
- OCLC:
- 313664751
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.