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An evocative and enthralling account of a defining event in American history This thrilling book tells the full story of the an iconic episode in American history, the Boston Tea Party—exploding myths, exploring the unique city life of eighteenth-century Boston, and setting this audacious prelude to the American Revolution in a global context for the first time. Bringing vividly to life the diverse array of people and places that the Tea Party brought together—from Chinese tea-pickers to English businessmen, Native American tribes, sugar plantation slaves, and Boston’s ladies of leisure—Benjamin L. Carp illuminates how a determined group of New Englanders shook the foundations of the British Empire, and what this has meant for Americans since. As he reveals many little-known historical facts and considers the Tea Party’s uncertain legacy, he presents a compelling and expansive history of an iconic event in America’s tempestuous past.

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A fresh, insightful perspective on why the Boston Tea Party occurred and its outcome...Meticulously researched and rich in detail...a coherent, engaging story. --Christine LaHue, Common-place--Christine LaHue Common-place

Assiduously researched. --;i>The New Yorker<br> --Caleb Crain The New Yorker

A sterling account. --Michael Kenney, The Boston Globe -- Michael Kenney * The Boston Globe * Assiduously researched. --Caleb Crain, The New Yorker -- Caleb Crain * The New Yorker * A thoughtful, balanced corrective to partisan treatments of the Boston Tea Party. --Maya Jasanoff, Guardian -- Maya Jasanoff * Guardian * Was tea a social elixir or a deadly drug? How do you heft a 400-pound barrel overboard? Myriad questions are raised in this thoughtful look at global economics meeting Beantown's unique society. -American History * American History * It is arguably the most in-depth, detailed and accessible book on the subject. . . . Carp has created a fascinating look at one of the most famous acts of defiance in history. The book is both a global epic and an intimate look at the people involved and deserves a place on the shelves of anyone interested in the history of the United States. -Darren Jones, The Herald-Dispatch -- Darren Jones * The Herald-Dispatch * A fresh, insightful perspective on why the Boston Tea Party occurred and its outcome...Meticulously researched and rich in detail...a coherent, engaging story. -Christine LaHue, Common-place -- Christine LaHue * Common-place * Sophisticated and highly readable, Defiance of the Patriots is a model of research, analysis, and narration that may well be a crossover book, attracting a general readership. It deserves to reach that level of success. -Edward Countryman, Journal of American History -- Edward Countryman * Journal of American History * Winner of the 2013 Society of the Cincinnati Cox Book Prize. -- Cox Book Award * The Society of the Cincinnati *

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Benjamin L. Carp is associate professor of history at Tufts University.

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