Prelude to Revolution: The Salem Gunpowder Raid of 1775

by Peter Charles Hoffer

Book Overview

Prelude to Revolution tells the story of a critical event in America's early history, when a new nation's fate was still uncertain.

Before colonial Americans could declare independence, they had to undergo a change of heart. Beyond a desire to rebel against British mercantile and fiscal policies, they had to believe that they could stand up to the fully armed British soldier. Prelude to Revolution uncovers one story of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421410060
• ISBN13: 9781421410067
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 9.4"