{"product_id":"american-tempest-how-the-boston-tea-party-sparked-a-revolution-9780306819629","title":"American Tempest: How the Boston Tea Party Sparked a Revolution","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAmerican Tempest: How the Boston Tea Party Sparked a Revolution\u003c\/strong\u003e by Unger, Harlow Giles. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780306819629.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn Thursday, December 16, 1773, an estimated seven dozen men, many dressed as Indians, dumped roughly £10,000 worth of tea in Boston Harbor. Whatever their motives at the time, they unleashed a social, political, and economic firestorm that would culminate in the Declaration of Independence two-and-a-half years later.\nThe Boston Tea Party provoked a reign of terror in Boston and other American cities as tea parties erupted up and down the colonies. The turmoil stripped tens of thousands of their homes and property, and nearly 100,000 left forever in what was historys largest exodus of Americans from America. Nonetheless, John Adams called the Boston Tea Party nothing short of \"magnificent,\" saying that \"it must have important consequences.\"\nCombining stellar scholarship with action-packed history, Harlow Giles Unger reveals the truth behind the legendary event and examines its lasting consequence--the spawning of a new, independent nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Da Capo Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44945902272565,"sku":"ByrdShop_0306819627","price":29.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780306819629_46ed5960-8e07-431f-b4ac-ad445895382a.jpg?v=1778654405","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/american-tempest-how-the-boston-tea-party-sparked-a-revolution-9780306819629","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}