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xvii, 262 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-248) and index. |
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I: George Robert Twelves Hewes (1742-1840). A Boston shoemaker and the memory of the American Revolution -- A man in his nineties -- A Boston childhood -- The apprentice -- The shoemaker -- The massacre -- The tea party -- Tar and feathers -- The patriot -- Soldier and sailor -- Family man -- Veteran -- Hero -- II: When did they start calling it the Boston Tea Party? The contest for memory of the American Revolution -- Taming the revolution, 1765-1775 -- The destruction of the tea, 1773 -- Taming the memory of the revolution, 1783-1820 -- Merchants, mill owners, and master mechanics -- The discovery of the veterans, 1825 -- Claiming the revolution: the radical challenge, 1835 -- The recoverery of the tea party -- The appropriation of a shoemaker -- Into history: the ongoing contest for the revolution. |
| Summary |
Award-winning historian Alfred F. Young unearths a rich story of the American Revolution with this account of George Robert Twelves Hewes, a Boston shoemaker who took part in such key events as the Boston Massacre and the Tea Party, and then served in the militia and as a seaman. Young pieces together this extraordinary tale and adds to it poignant reflections on the historical value of oral testimony and memory, and explores key questions about a time crucial in the shaping of national identity: What did it mean for the Tea Party to be claimed as an American symbol by both Boston Brahmins and the first trade unions? How do the memories of ordinary people pass into history? How should their stories be recognized by keepers of the past? Young's search leads us on an exciting journey and offers a provocative reading of American history. |
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Boston Tea Party, Boston, Mass., 1773.
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Hewes, George R. T. (George Robert Twelves), 1742-1840.
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Shoemakers -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Biography.
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United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Social aspects.
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Memory -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Hewes, George R. T. (George Robert Twelves), 1742-1840. (OCoLC)fst00145524
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American Revolution (1775-1783) (OCoLC)fst01351668
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Boston Tea Party (Massachusetts : 1773) (OCoLC)fst01802011
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Memory -- Social aspects.
(OCoLC)fst01015940
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Shoemakers. (OCoLC)fst01116764
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Massachusetts -- Boston.
(OCoLC)fst01205012
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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1775-1783
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Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| ISBN |
0807071404 (cloth : acid-free paper) |
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9780807071403 (cloth : acid-free paper) |
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0807054054 (pbk.) |
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9780807054055 (pbk.) |
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