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The Boston Massacre / by Therese Shea.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: What you didn't know about historyPublication details: New York : Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2014.Edition: 1st edDescription: 24 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1482405806
  • 9781482405804
Subject(s):
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 973.3113 S539 Available 33111007538990
Total holds: 0

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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.

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

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