The Shoemaker and the Tea Party: Memory and the American Revolution by Young, Alfred F.

The Shoemaker and the Tea Party: Memory and the American Revolution (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780807054055)

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The Shoemaker and the Tea Party: Memory and the American Revolution by Young, Alfred F.

The Shoemaker and the Tea Party: Memory and the American Revolution

$20.00
The Shoemaker and the Tea Party: Memory and the American Revolution by Young, Alfred F.

The Shoemaker and the Tea Party: Memory and the American Revolution

$20.00
Format: Paperback
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George Robert Twelves Hewes, a Boston shoemaker who participated in such key events of the American Revolution as the Boston Massacre and the Tea Party, might have been lost to history if not for his longevity and the historical mood of the 1830's. When the Tea Party became a leading symbol of the Revolutionary ear fifty years after the actual event, this 'common man' in his nineties was 'discovered' and celebrated in Boston as a national hero. Young pieces together this extraordinary tale, adding new insights about the role that individual and collective memory play in shaping our understanding of history.

Author: Alfred F. Young, Alfred Young
ISBN-10: 0807054054
ISBN-13: 9780807054055
Publisher: Beacon Press
Language: English
Published: 03/17/2000
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.81lbs
Size: 8.43h x 5.48w x 0.73d
By Alfred F. Young
By Alfred F. Young
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Alfred F. Young is senior research fellow at the Newberry Library in Chicago and professor emeritus of history at Northern Illinois University. He lives in Oak Park, Illinois.

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