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Samuel Adams : a life, Ira Stoll

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With eloquence equal to Jefferson and Tom Paine, Adams helped ignite the flame of liberty and made sure it glowed even during the Revolution's darkest hours. He was, as Jefferson later observed, "truly the man of the Revolution." Adams played a pivotal role not fully appreciated until now in the events leading up to the confrontation with the British. Believing that God willed a free American nation, he was among the first to call for independence. He saw the opportunity to stir things up after the Boston Massacre and helped plan and instigate the Boston Tea Party. A fiery newspaper editor, he railed ceaselessly against "taxation without representation" and argued the urgency of revolution. When the top British general in America offered a general amnesty in 1775 to all who would lay down their arms, he excepted only John Hancock and Samuel Adams: these two were destined for the gallows.--From publisher description
Language
eng
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Publication
Edition
First Free Press hardcover edition.
Extent
338 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates ;
Isbn
9780743299114
Instance
Label
Samuel Adams : a life
Title
Samuel Adams
Title remainder
a life
Statement of responsibility
Ira Stoll
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
With eloquence equal to Jefferson and Tom Paine, Adams helped ignite the flame of liberty and made sure it glowed even during the Revolution's darkest hours. He was, as Jefferson later observed, "truly the man of the Revolution." Adams played a pivotal role not fully appreciated until now in the events leading up to the confrontation with the British. Believing that God willed a free American nation, he was among the first to call for independence. He saw the opportunity to stir things up after the Boston Massacre and helped plan and instigate the Boston Tea Party. A fiery newspaper editor, he railed ceaselessly against "taxation without representation" and argued the urgency of revolution. When the top British general in America offered a general amnesty in 1775 to all who would lay down their arms, he excepted only John Hancock and Samuel Adams: these two were destined for the gallows.--From publisher description
Biography type
individual biography
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1972-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Stoll, Ira
Dewey number
  • 973.3/092
  • B
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • plates
Index
index present
LC call number
E302.6.A2
LC item number
S76 2008
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Adams, Samuel
  • United States.
  • Presidents
  • Revolutionaries
  • Puritans
  • Newspaper editors
  • Politicians
  • United States
  • Massachusetts
  • United States
  • Boston (Mass.)
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Samuel Adams : a life, Ira Stoll
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Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-323) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
ocm209694311
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First Free Press hardcover edition.
Extent
338 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates ;
Isbn
9780743299114
Lccn
2008015005
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (OCoLC)209694311
  • (Sirsi) a963074
Label
Samuel Adams : a life, Ira Stoll
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-323) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
ocm209694311
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First Free Press hardcover edition.
Extent
338 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates ;
Isbn
9780743299114
Lccn
2008015005
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (OCoLC)209694311
  • (Sirsi) a963074

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