Tea Leaves (Classic Reprint): Being a Collection of Letters and Documents Relating to the Shipment of Tea to the American Colonies in the Year 1773, by the East India Tea Company - Couverture souple

Drake, Francis S.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1333455348 ISBN 13 : 9781333455347

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explore the letters, reports, and decisions behind the 1773 tea shipments to America. This collection compiles primary documents that illuminate how the East India Company’s tea trade shaped colonial debate and set the stage for the American Revolution. It presents the voices of merchants, officials, and observers who witnessed and weighed the consequences of tea, taxation, and protest.

- Read firsthand letters and papers that shed light on the tea trade and its business pressures in North America.
- See how colonial responses to Acts and duties formed public opinion and organized action.
- Understand the broader context of non-importation, local governance, and the push toward union among the colonies.
- Gain historical perspective on the events surrounding the Boston tea party and its enduring significance.

Ideal for readers of American history, revolutionary-era studies, and anyone curious about how a single commodity helped ignite a nation.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The collection of letters and documents which has occasioned the preparation of the present volume, though it has been so long buried in obscurity, appears to have been originally made with a view to publication. It was for many years, and until his decease, in the possession of Mr. A bel Bowen, a well-known engraver and publisher, of Boston, sixty years ago, and was obtained by him from a person who procured it in Halifax, N.S., whither many valuable papers, both public and private, relating to New England, were carried, when in March, 1776, the British and Tories evacuated Boston. It contains interesting information relative to the tea troubles that preceded the American Revolution, much of it new to students of that eventful period. To the kindness of Mrs. Benjamin Phipps and Mrs. Charles G. Butts, of Chelsea, daughters of Mr. Bowen, the publisher is indebted for permission to make public this valuable contribution to American
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Présentation de l'éditeur

Tea Leaves - Being a Collection of Letters and Documents relating to - the shipment of Tea to the American Colonies in the year - 1773, by the East India Tea Company. (With an introduction, - notes, and biographical notices of the Boston Tea Party) is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Francis S. (Francis Samuel) Drake is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of Francis S. (Francis Samuel) Drake then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1333455348
• ISBN 13: 9781333455347
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 389
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