
- 336 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
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.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- List Of Illustrations And Maps
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Teapot In A Tempest
- Chapter 1. The Empire’s Corporation
- Chapter 2. “The Ringleader Of All Violence”
- Chapter 3. Tea And Scandal
- Chapter 4. “Enemies To Their Country”
- Chapter 5. The Detestable Tea Arrives
- Chapter 6. The Destroyers At Griffin’S Wharf
- Chapter 7. “Resolute Men (Dressed As Mohawks)”
- Chapter 8. Boycotting The Accursed Leaf
- Chapter 9. Boston Bears The Blame
- Chapter 10. Sugar, Slaves, And The Shadow Of The Tea Party
- Conclusion: Secrecy And Legacy
- Appendix: Boston Tea Party Participants
- Abbreviations
- Notes
- Manuscript Sources Cited
- Further Reading
- Index