{"product_id":"the-spirit-of-74-ray-raphael-9781620971260","title":"The Spirit of 74: How the American Revolution Began","description":"\u003cb\u003eHow ordinary people went from resistance to revolution: \" A] concise, lively narrative . . . the authors expertly build tension.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Americans know about the Boston Tea Party and \"the shot heard 'round the world,\" but sixteen months divided these two iconic events, a period that has nearly been lost to history. \u003ci\u003eThe Spirit of '74\u003c\/i\u003e fills in this gap in our nation's founding narrative, showing how in these mislaid months, step by step, real people made a revolution. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After the Tea Party, Parliament not only shut down a port but also revoked the sacred Massachusetts charter. Completely disenfranchised, citizens rose up as a body and cast off British rule everywhere except in Boston, where British forces were stationed. A \"Spirit of '74\" initiated the American Revolution, much as the better-known \"Spirit of '76\" sparked independence. Redcoats marched on Lexington and Concord to take back a lost province, but they encountered Massachusetts militiamen who had trained for months to protect the revolution they had already made. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Spirit of '74\u003c\/i\u003e places our founding moment in a rich new historical context, both changing and deepening its meaning for all Americans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ray Raphael, Marie Raphael\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1620971267\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781620971260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/22\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2016","brand":"Ray Raphael","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43987956695295,"sku":"9781620971260","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7417a830-a606-450f-b612-3a96ab213fd9.jpg?v=1683291812","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-spirit-of-74-ray-raphael-9781620971260","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}