Defiance of the Patriots: The Boston Tea Party & the Making of America (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780300178128)

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.

Author: Benjamin L. Carp
ISBN-10: 0300178123
ISBN-13: 9780300178128
Publisher: Yale University Press
Language: English
Published: 10/25/2011
Pages: 328
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.90d