Defiance of the Patriots: The Boston Tea Party & the Making of America - Couverture souple

Carp, Benjamin L.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0300178123 ISBN 13 : 9780300178128

Editeur : Yale University Press, 2011

Synopsis

An evocative and enthralling account of a defining event in American history

This 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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Benjamin L. Carp is associate professor of history at Tufts University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Yale University Press
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0300178123
• ISBN 13: 9780300178128
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 328
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• Personne responsable: non disponible