American Tempest - How the Boston Tea Party Sparked a Revolution

Informationen zum Autor Acclaimed historian Harlow Giles Unger is a former Distinguished Visiting Fellow at George Washington's Mount Vernon. He is the author of twenty-four books, including eleven biographies of America's Founding Fathers and three histories of the early republic. He lives in New York City. From the author of "The Last Founding Father," an in-depth look at the Boston Tea Party and how it defined the course of American history. Zusammenfassung On 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, American Tempest reveals the truth behind the legendary event and examines its lasting consequence--the birth of an independent America.

Product details

• Authors: Harlow Unger, Harlow Giles Unger
• Publisher: Perseus Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.03.2012
• EAN: 9780306820793
• ISBN: 978-0-306-82079-3
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, LAW / Government / Federal, HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, HISTORY / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, United States of America, USA, Specific wars and campaigns, Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare), C 1700 To C 1800, c 1765 to 1783 (American Revolutionary period), HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General, HISTORY / Military / Early Modern Warfare (1500-1800), HISTORY / Revolutions, Uprisings & Rebellions