The Boston Massacre /
Shea, Therese.
The Boston Massacre / by Therese Shea. - 1st ed. - New York : Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2014. - 24 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 23 cm - What you didn't know about history . - What you didn't know about history. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 23) and index.
Before the revolution -- Taxes and soldiers -- Calling for help -- Bayonets and snowballs -- Crispus Attucks -- The trials -- Who said "fire"? -- The soldier's trial -- After the massacre.
The Boston Massacre is a well-known precursor to the American Revolution. Though not the first conflict between the colonists and the British army, its events morphed into the famous-- and exaggerated-- tale of calculated and merciless mistreatment of innocent colonists. Readers may know about some of the figures and actions involved that night in 1770, but they've never heard this version before. Crafted from accounts of actual witnesses to the storied events, this book includes many surprising facts that aren't often included in the history books. The real story of the Boston Massacre is a fascinating glimpse into prerevolutionary times. --Publisher's website.
Levels: GR: L; DRA: 24
1482405806 9781482405804
Boston Massacre, 1770--Juvenile literature.
Massachusetts--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--Juvenile literature.
United States--History--Causes--Revolution, 1775-1783--Juvenile literature.
The Boston Massacre / by Therese Shea. - 1st ed. - New York : Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2014. - 24 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 23 cm - What you didn't know about history . - What you didn't know about history. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 23) and index.
Before the revolution -- Taxes and soldiers -- Calling for help -- Bayonets and snowballs -- Crispus Attucks -- The trials -- Who said "fire"? -- The soldier's trial -- After the massacre.
The Boston Massacre is a well-known precursor to the American Revolution. Though not the first conflict between the colonists and the British army, its events morphed into the famous-- and exaggerated-- tale of calculated and merciless mistreatment of innocent colonists. Readers may know about some of the figures and actions involved that night in 1770, but they've never heard this version before. Crafted from accounts of actual witnesses to the storied events, this book includes many surprising facts that aren't often included in the history books. The real story of the Boston Massacre is a fascinating glimpse into prerevolutionary times. --Publisher's website.
Levels: GR: L; DRA: 24
1482405806 9781482405804
Boston Massacre, 1770--Juvenile literature.
Massachusetts--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--Juvenile literature.
United States--History--Causes--Revolution, 1775-1783--Juvenile literature.