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As if an enemy's country : the British occupation of Boston and the origins of revolution

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Main Author: Archer, Richard, 1941-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Series:Pivotal moments in American history
Subjects and Genres:
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Causes.
Boston (Mass.) > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : a garrisoned town
  • Grenville's innovation
  • On the brink
  • Power and the opposition
  • An accommodation of sorts
  • The Townshend blunder
  • A momentous decision
  • Camping on the Common
  • Occupation
  • The merchants and John Mein
  • Prelude to a tragedy
  • The massacre on King Street
  • Aftermath
  • Conclusion : a revolutionary legacy.

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