The Boston Massacre : a family history
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Wood Library Association - Canandaigua - Adult Nonfiction
973.3 ZAB
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973.3 ZAB
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Wood Library Association - Canandaigua - Adult Nonfiction | 973.3 ZAB | Available |
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LC Subjects
Army spouses -- North America -- History -- 18th century.
Boston (Mass.) -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783.
Boston Massacre, 1770.
Families of military personnel -- North America -- History -- 18th century.
Great Britain. -- Army. -- Regiment of Foot, 29th -- History.
Military dependents -- Great Britain -- History.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- British forces.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Causes.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Social aspects.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Women.
Boston (Mass.) -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783.
Boston Massacre, 1770.
Families of military personnel -- North America -- History -- 18th century.
Great Britain. -- Army. -- Regiment of Foot, 29th -- History.
Military dependents -- Great Britain -- History.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- British forces.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Causes.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Social aspects.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Women.
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Book
Physical Desc
xvi, 296 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [233]-284) and index.
Description
The story of the Boston Massacre--when on a late winter evening in 1770, British soldiers shot five local men to death--is familiar to generations. But from the very beginning, many accounts have obscured a fascinating truth: the Massacre arose from conflicts that were as personal as they were political. Professor Serena Zabin draws on original sources and lively stories to follow British troops as they are dispatched from Ireland to Boston in 1768 to subdue the increasingly rebellious colonists. And she reveals a forgotten world hidden in plain sight: the many regimental wives and children who accompanied these armies. We see these families jostling with Bostonians for living space, finding common cause in the search for a lost child, trading barbs and and sharing baptisms. Becoming, in other words, neighbors. When soldiers shot unarmed citizens in the street, it was these intensely human, now broken bonds that fueled what quickly became a bitterly fought American Revolution.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Zabin, S. R. (2020). The Boston Massacre: a family history . Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Zabin, Serena R.. 2020. The Boston Massacre: A Family History. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Zabin, Serena R.. The Boston Massacre: A Family History Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Zabin, Serena R.. The Boston Massacre: A Family History Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2020.
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