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Desperate sons : Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, John Hancock, and the secret bands of radicals who led the colonies to war / Les Standiford.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Harper, c2012.Edition: 1st edDescription: xvii, 312 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0061899550 (hardback)
  • 9780061899553 (hardback)
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Contents:
O Albany! -- Measures illegal, unconstitutional, and oppressive -- The sons are born -- Storm before the calm -- Nourished by indulgence -- Unleashed -- Strong drink in plenty -- Murderer of rights and privileges -- Morning after -- Hornets and firebrands -- From airy nothing -- Better days -- Townshend fans the flames -- The road to massacre -- Affray in King Street -- Trial of the century -- Charred to the waterline -- Prelude to a party -- Mad Hatter's Ball -- Intolerable -- Congress of sons -- Shot around the world -- The conqueror silent sleeps -- Shade of paradise -- What remains.
Summary: Explores the role of the Sons of Liberty in the American Revolution.
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Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library NonFiction 973.3 S785 Available 33111006919506
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

"Popular history in its most vital and accessible form. Standiford has recovered the mentality of America's first group of young radicals, the Sons of Liberty, and tells their story with flair and grace."

--Joseph J. Ellis, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Founding Brothers

Les Standiford's Last Train to Paradise, the fascinating true account of the building of a railroad "across the ocean" from Miami to Key West, is already a classic of popular history. With Desperate Sons, the New York Times bestselling author of Bringing Adam Home tells the remarkable story of America's first patriots, the Sons of Liberty, whose revolutionary acts have become legend. With all the suspense and power of a historical action thriller, Standiford's Desperate Sons recounts the courage and tenacity of a hardy group that included Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, and John Hancock--radical activists who were responsible for some of the most notorious events leading up to the American Revolution, from the Boston Tea Party to Paul Revere's fabled midnight ride. Fans of David McCullough's John Adams and 1776 will be riveted by this true history of young men inflamed by the fires of common purpose who helped a new nation to rise up against its British oppressor.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

O Albany! -- Measures illegal, unconstitutional, and oppressive -- The sons are born -- Storm before the calm -- Nourished by indulgence -- Unleashed -- Strong drink in plenty -- Murderer of rights and privileges -- Morning after -- Hornets and firebrands -- From airy nothing -- Better days -- Townshend fans the flames -- The road to massacre -- Affray in King Street -- Trial of the century -- Charred to the waterline -- Prelude to a party -- Mad Hatter's Ball -- Intolerable -- Congress of sons -- Shot around the world -- The conqueror silent sleeps -- Shade of paradise -- What remains.

Explores the role of the Sons of Liberty in the American Revolution.

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