Defiance of the patriots : the Boston Tea Party & the making of America / Benjamin L. Carp.

Title:

Defiance of the patriots : the Boston Tea Party & the making of America / Benjamin L. Carp.

Author:

Carp, Benjamin L.

Call Number:

973.3115 C294

Publication Information:

New Haven : Yale University Press, c2010.

Physical Description:

xv, 311 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

Description:

From the Publisher: On the evening of December 16, 1773, a group of disguised Bostonians boarded three merchant ships and dumped more than forty-six tons of tea into Boston Harbor. The Boston Tea Party, as it later came to be known, was an audacious and revolutionary act. It set the stage for war and cemented certain values in the American psyche that many still cherish today. But why did the Tea Party happen? Whom did it involve? What did it mean? The answer to these questions are far from straightforward. In this thrilling new book, Benjamin L. Carp tells the full story of the Tea Party-exploding myths, exploring the unique city life of Boston, and settling this extraordinary event in a global context for the first time. Bringing vividly to live the diverse array of people and places that the Tea Party bought together-from Chinese tea-pickers to English businessmen, Native American tribes, sugar plantation slaves, and Boston's ladies of leisure-Carp illuminates how a determined group shook the foundations of a mighty 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.

Subjects:

Boston Tea Party, 1773.

Locations:

Boston (Mass.) History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
United States History Causes. Revolution, 1775-1783
Great Britain Colonies History 18th century. America

Organizations:

Sons of Liberty.
East India Company History 18th century.

Terms of Use:

Please contact the New Hampshire Historical Society.

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase; April 14, 2011.