As if an enemy's country : the British occupation of Boston and the origins of revolution /
In the dramatic period leading to the American Revolution, no event did more to foment patriotic sentiment among colonists than the armed occupation of Boston by British soldiers. This book presents a narrative of those critical months between October 1, 1768 and the winter of 1770 when Boston was a...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
2015.
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| Series: | Pivotal moments in American history.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | In the dramatic period leading to the American Revolution, no event did more to foment patriotic sentiment among colonists than the armed occupation of Boston by British soldiers. This book presents a narrative of those critical months between October 1, 1768 and the winter of 1770 when Boston was an occupied town. The book moves between the governor's mansion and cobble-stoned back-alleys as it traces the origins of the colonists' conflict with Britain. |
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| Item Description: | Previously issued in print: 2012. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780190254551 0190254556 0199895775 9780199895779 |