LEADER 04255cam 2200613 a 4500001 ocn601347447 003 OCoLC 005 20141212063238.0 008 100513s2010 ctuab b 001 0 eng 010 2010019703 015 GBB080778 |2bnb 016 7 015594421 |2Uk 020 9780300117059 020 0300117051 029 1 AU@ |b000045580858 029 1 UNITY |b122067886 029 1 W4S |b0300117051 029 1 UKLTH |b0300117051 029 1 UKLCL |b0300117051 029 1 UKNFK |b0300117051 029 1 UKCAM |b0300117051 035 (Sirsi) o601347447 035 (OCoLC)601347447 040 DLC |cDLC |dYDX |dBTCTA |dERASA |dUKM |dYDXCP |dMOF |dIBS |dCDX |dEDK |dERE |dUtOrBLW 043 n-us-ma 049 EREE 050 00 E215.7 |b.C37 2010 082 00 973.3/115 |222 100 1 Carp, Benjamin L. |=^A720644 245 10 Defiance of the patriots : |bthe Boston Tea Party & the making of America / |cBenjamin L. Carp. 260 New Haven : |bYale University Press, |c©2010. 300 xv, 311 pages : |billustrations, maps ; |c25 cm 336 text |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |2rdamedia 338 volume |2rdacarrier 505 0 List of illustrations and maps -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Teapot in a tempest -- 1: Empire's corporation -- 2: Ringleader of all violence -- 3: Tea and scandal -- 4: Enemies to their country -- 5: Detestable tea arrives -- 6: Destroyers at Griffin's Wharf -- 7: Resolute men (dressed as Mohawks) -- 8: Boycotting the accursed leaf -- 9: Boston bears the blame -- 10: Sugar, slaves, and the shadow of the Tea Party -- Conclusion: Secrecy and legacy -- Appendix: Boston Tea Party participants -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Manuscript sources cited -- Further reading -- Index. 520 From the Publisher: On the evening of December 16, 1773, a group of disguised Bostonians boarded three merchant ships and dumped more than forty-six tons of tea into Boston Harbor. The Boston Tea Party, as it later came to be known, was an audacious and revolutionary act. It set the stage for war and cemented certain values in the American psyche that many still cherish today. But why did the Tea Party happen? Whom did it involve? What did it mean? The answers to these questions are far from straightforward. In this thrilling new book, Benjamin L. Carp tells the full story of the Tea Party-exploding myths, exploring the unique city life of Boston, and setting this extraordinary event 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-Carp illuminates how a determined group shook the foundations of a mighty 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. 650 0 Boston Tea Party, Boston, Mass., 1773. |=^A32439 651 0 Boston (Mass.) |xHistory |yColonial period, ca. 1600-1775. |=^A312530 610 20 Sons of Liberty. |=^A459524 610 20 East India Company |xHistory |y18th century. |=^A25235 651 0 United States |xHistory |yRevolution, 1775-1783 |xCauses. |=^A17038 651 0 Great Britain |xColonies |zAmerica |xHistory |y18th century. |=^A236450 856 42 |3Contributor biographical information |uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1106/2010019703-b.html 856 42 |3Publisher description |uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1106/2010019703-d.html 938 Baker and Taylor |bBTCP |nBK0008892549 938 Erasmus Boekhandel |bERAA |nNTS0000110962 938 YBP Library Services |bYANK |n100543669 938 Coutts Information Services |bCOUT |n12769305 949 E215.7 .C37 2010 |hJOYNER48 |ojmpl |i30372015471672 994 C0 |bERE 596 1 998 2443371