Samuel Adams : son of liberty, father of revolution
Title:
Samuel Adams : son of liberty, father of revolution
Author:
Irvin, Benjamin H.
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2002]
©2002
Physical Description:
176 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Summary:
Examines the life of Samuel Adams, a hero of the American Revolution who is credited by some with having fired the first shot at Lexington Green, the "shot heard 'round the world."
Language:
English
Contents:
Prologue: the elusive Samuel Adams -- Samuel Adams's Boston -- Raised for rebellion -- Tis not in mortals to command success -- Sam the publican and the Stamp Act Riots -- Mobs and massacre -- To save the country -- The Coercive Acts and the Continental Congress -- Is not America already independent -- The storm is now over -- Epilogue: Samuel Adams's legacy.
ISBN:
9780195132250
Format :
Book
