Defiance of the Patriots: The Boston Tea Party and the Making of America

An evocative and enthralling account of a defining event in American history

This thrilling book tells the full story of the an iconic episode in American history, the Boston Tea Partyexploding myths, exploring the unique city life of eighteenth-century Boston, and setting this audacious prelude to the American Revolution in a global context for the first time. Bringing vividly to life the diverse array of people and places that the Tea Party brought togetherfrom Chinese tea-pickers to English businessmen, Native American tribes, sugar plantation slaves, and Bostons ladies of leisureBenjamin L. Carp illuminates how a determined group of New Englanders shook the foundations of the British Empire, and what this has meant for Americans since. As he reveals many little-known historical facts and considers the Tea Partys uncertain legacy, he presents a compelling and expansive history of an iconic event in Americas tempestuous past.