| Description |
xvi, 296 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [233]-284) and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue: March, 1770 -- Families of Empire -- Inseparable Interests, 1766-1767 -- Seasons of Discontent, 1766-1767 -- Under One Roof -- Love Your Neighbor, 1768-1770 -- Absent Without Leave 1768-1770 -- A Deadly Riot -- Gathering Up, 1770-1772 -- Epilogue: Civil War, 1772-1775. |
| Summary |
"A dramatic untold 'people's history' of the storied event that helped trigger the American Revolution"-- Provided by publisher. |
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The story of the Boston Massacre--when on a late winter evening in 1770, British soldiers shot five local men to death--is familiar to generations. But from the very beginning, many accounts have obscured a fascinating truth: the Massacre arose from conflicts that were as personal as they were political. Professor Serena Zabin draws on original sources and lively stories to follow British troops as they are dispatched from Ireland to Boston in 1768 to subdue the increasingly rebellious colonists. And she reveals a forgotten world hidden in plain sight: the many regimental wives and children who accompanied these armies. We see these families jostling with Bostonians for living space, finding common cause in the search for a lost child, trading barbs and and sharing baptisms. Becoming, in other words, neighbors. When soldiers shot unarmed citizens in the street, it was these intensely human, now broken bonds that fueled what quickly became a bitterly fought American Revolution. |
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Boston Massacre, 1770.
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United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Women.
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United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Social aspects.
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United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Causes.
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Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 29th -- History.
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United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- British forces.
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Families of military personnel -- North America -- History -- 18th century.
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Military dependents -- Great Britain -- History.
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Army spouses -- North America -- History -- 18th century.
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Boston (Mass.) -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783.
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American Revolution (1775-1783) (OCoLC)fst01351668
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Boston Massacre (1770) (OCoLC)fst00836805
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Army spouses. (OCoLC)fst00814971
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Families of military personnel. (OCoLC)fst00920136
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Military dependents. (OCoLC)fst01021081
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Social aspects. (OCoLC)fst01354981
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War -- Causes.
(OCoLC)fst01170331
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Women. (OCoLC)fst01176568
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Great Britain. (OCoLC)fst01204623
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Massachusetts -- Boston.
(OCoLC)fst01205012
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North America. (OCoLC)fst01242475
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
1700-1799
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Zabin, Serena, The Boston Massacre Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2020. 9780544911192 (DLC) 2019026090 |
| ISBN |
9780544911154 hardcover |
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0544911156 hardcover |
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