{"product_id":"american-tempest-how-the-boston-tea-party-sparked-a-revolution","title":"American Tempest: How the Boston Tea Party Sparked a Revolution by Harlow Giles Unger","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn December 16, 1773, an estimated seven dozen men dumped roughly £10,000 worth of tea in Boston Harbor. This symbolic act unleashed a social, political, and economic firestorm throughout the colonies. Combining stellar scholarship with action-packed history, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Tempest\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the truth behind the legendary event and examines its lasting consequence--the birth of an independent America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A history of the events surrounding the American Revolution, but it is not like any history you were likely to have been taught back in high school...All the significant players are accounted for...They just aren't quite the noble selfless characters that graced the pages of my high school history book...Unger's narrative is eminently readable. And if you can read what he has to say without gritting your teeth in patriotic fury, you may find yourself on the way to the library to see what some of the other modern scholars have to say about the period.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Federal Lawyer\u003c\/i\u003e, July 2012\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"[Unger] details the Colonies' move to independence in a coherent and convincing narrative...There is a lot of history, and a lot of detail, in this relatively short volume, which remains exciting though the outcome is not in doubt.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePortland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBook Review\u003c\/i\u003e, 5\/22\/12\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eList of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Rally, Mohawks! -- Chapter 2. The Saints of Boston -- Chapter 3. Mr. Cockle: The Governor's Creature -- Chapter 4. The Miserable State of Tributary Slaves -- Chapter 5. Flockwork from England -- Chapter 6. The Flame Is Spread -- Chapter 7. A Diabolical Scene -- Chapter 8. A Blackguard Town -- Chapter 9. Farewell the Tea-board -- Chapter 10. Damn You! Fire! -- Chapter 11. Let Every Man Do What Is Right! -- Chapter 12. We Will Never Be Taxed! -- Chapter 13. We Must Fight! -- Chapter 14. Savage Barbarities and Diabolical Cruelties -- Chapter 15. The Forgotten Patriots -- Appendix A. The Declaration of Independence and Its Signatories -- Appendix B. The First Tea Party Patriots -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcclaimed historian \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eHarlow Giles Unger\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a former Distinguished Visiting Fellow at George Washington's Mount Vernon. He is the author of twenty-six previous books, including twelve biographies of America's Founding Fathers and three histories of the early Republic. He lives in New York City.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrand Central Publishing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePub Date: \u003cspan\u003eMarch 06, 2012\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN: 9780306820793\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e304 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003epaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachette","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45549866156218,"sku":"9780306820793","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/files\/imageloader_03c35d07-1b60-4438-a332-ebf37e5934b9.jpg?v=1769771181","url":"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/products\/american-tempest-how-the-boston-tea-party-sparked-a-revolution","provider":"nature+nurture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}