Defiance of the Patriots: The Boston Tea Party and the Making of America

By Benjamin L. Carp

Book Overview

An evocative and enthralling account of a defining event in American history

This thrilling book tells the full story of the an iconic episode in American history, the Boston Tea Party--exploding myths, exploring the unique city life of eighteenth-century Boston, and setting this audacious prelude to the American Revolution in a global context for the first time. Bringing vividly to life the diverse array of people and places that the Tea Party brought together--from Chinese tea-pickers to English businessmen, Native American tribes, sugar plantation slaves, and Boston's ladies of leisure--Benjamin L. Carp illuminates how a determined group of New Englanders shook the foundations of the British 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300178123
• ISBN13: 9780300178128
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.2"