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UNINA9910777642403321 |
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Autore |
Irvin Benjamin H. |
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Titolo |
Samuel Adams : son of liberty, father of revolution / / Benjamin H. Irvin |
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New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [2002] |
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©2002 |
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0-19-028518-4 |
0-19-803030-4 |
1-280-56420-2 |
1-4237-7468-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (176 pages) : illustrations |
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Collana |
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Soggetti |
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Politicians - United States |
United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Biography Juvenile literature |
United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Prologue: the elusive Samuel Adams -- Samuel Adams's Boston -- Raised for rebellion -- Tis not in mortals to command success -- Sam the publican and the Stamp Act Riots -- Mobs and massacre -- To save the country -- The Coercive Acts and the Continental Congress -- Is not America already independent -- The storm is now over -- Epilogue: Samuel Adams's legacy. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Examines the life of Samuel Adams, a hero of the American Revolution who is credited by some with having fired the first shot at Lexington Green, the "shot heard 'round the world." |
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