Prelude to Revolution: The Salem Gunpowder Raid of 1775

by Peter Charles Hoffer

Book Overview

Prelude to Revolution tells the story of a critical event in America's early history, when a new nation's fate was still uncertain.

Before colonial Americans could declare independence, they had to undergo a change of heart. Beyond a desire to rebel against British mercantile and fiscal policies, they had to believe that they could stand up to the fully armed British soldier. Prelude to Revolution uncovers one story...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421410060
• ISBN13: 9781421410067
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 9.4"