Samuel Adams
eBook - ePub

Samuel Adams

Father of the American Revolution

  1. 290 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Samuel Adams

Father of the American Revolution

About this book

"A brief, sharply focused biography [that] restores Adams to his rightful place as an indispensable provocateur of American liberty" ( Kirkus Reviews).
Samuel Adams is perhaps the most unheralded and overshadowed of the founding fathers, yet without him there would have been no American Revolution. A genius at devising civil protests and political maneuvers that became a trademark of American politics, Adams astutely forced Britain into coercive military measures that ultimately led to the irreversible split in the empire.
Through his remarkable political career, Adams addressed all the major issues concerning America's decision to become a nation—from the notion of taxation without representation to the Declaration of Independence. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams all acknowledged that they built our nation on Samuel Adams' foundations. Now, in this riveting biography, his story is finally told and his crucial place in American history is fully recognized.
Winner of the 2007 Fraunces Tavern Museum Book Award

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Notice
  4. Dedication
  5. Epigraph
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Timeline of the Life of Samuel Adams
  8. Who Is Who in Samuel Adams: Father of the American Revolution
  9. Introduction
  10. 1. The Education of a Radical
  11. 2. Civil Disobedience
  12. 3. A Bundle of Sticks
  13. 4. The True Sentiments of America
  14. 5. All the King’s Men
  15. 6. Persecution
  16. 7. The Boston Massacre
  17. 8. Standing Alone
  18. 9. The Fuse of a Revolution
  19. 10. Portents of War
  20. 11. Revolution
  21. 12. Independence
  22. 13. The Trials of War
  23. 14. A Constitution
  24. 15. Twilight
  25. Epilogue: Patriarch of Liberty
  26. Notes
  27. Bibliography
  28. Index
  29. About the Author
  30. Newsletter Sign-up
  31. Contents
  32. Copyright