Cradle of Violence: How Boston's Waterfront Mobs Ignited the American Revolution

by Russell Bourne

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They did the dirty work of the American Revolution

Their spontaneous uprisings and violent actions steered America toward resistance to the Acts of Parliament and finally toward revolution. They tarred and feathered the backsides of British customs officials, gutted the mansion of Lieutenant Governor Thomas Hutchinson, armed themselves with marline spikes and cudgels to fight on the waterfront against soldiers of the British occupation,...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0471675512

ISBN13:9780471675518

Release Date:April 2006

Publisher:Trade Paper Press

Length:288 Pages

Weight:1.25 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.5" x 9.3"

Related Subjects

England Europe History Military Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Organized Crime Revolution & Founding State & Local True Accounts True Crime

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