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

by Russell Bourne

Book Overview

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"