Samuel Adams : son of liberty, father of revolution / / Benjamin H. Irvin
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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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| Pubblicazione: | New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [2002] |
| ©2002 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (176 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina: | 973.3/092 |
| Soggetto topico: | Politicians - United States |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Biography Juvenile literature |
| United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 | |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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." |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Samuel Adams |
| ISBN: | 0-19-028518-4 |
| 0-19-803030-4 | |
| 1-280-56420-2 | |
| 1-4237-7468-X | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910777642403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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