Cradle of Violence: How Boston's Waterfront Mobs Ignited the American Revolution

When historians call Boston the 'Cradle of Liberty', they usually credit Bostonians such as John Adams. But, as Russell Bourne argues in this book, it was not John Adams, but his cousin Sam Adams and the members of Boston's waterfront gangs who were at the vanguard of anti-British resistance.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 04/01/2006
ISBN: 9781681623917
Pages: 288
Weight: 1.37lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.81d