The spirit of 74 : how the American Revolution began /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Raphael, Ray (Author), Raphael, Marie (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : New Press, [2015]
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Setting the stage
  • Boston : tea ; London : crackdown
  • The Revolution of 1774. Salem : provincial assembly and town meetings ; Berkshire County : Committees of Correspondence ; Hampshire County : "river gods" ; Massachusetts towns and countryside : "mobs" ; Charlestown and Cambridge : powder alarm ; Worcester County : militia
  • Defending the Revolution. Philadelphia and Cambridge : two congresses ; New England : arms race ; Salem, Worcester, or Concord : where will the British strike? ; Massachusetts : sixteen days ; Lexington and Concord: war
  • Local events, national narratives, and global impact.