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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Unger, Harlow G., 1931-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Boston Tea Party, Boston, Mass., 1773.

United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Causes.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 p.)

Edition:

1st Da Capo Press ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Da Capo Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

From the author of The Last Founding Father, an in-depth look at the Boston Tea Party and how it defined the course of American history.

Contents:

"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.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-274) and index.

ISBN:

1-283-04917-1

9786613049179

0-306-81976-7

OCLC:

712855620