In the minds and hearts of the people; prologue to the American Revolution: 1760-1774 / Text by Lillian B. Miller and the staff of the Historian's Office. Russell Bourne, editor.
Imprint
Greenwich, Conn. : New York Graphic Society, [1974]
Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-234) and index.
Contents
Introduction: the spark that fired -- The king and his men -- Colonial stirrings -- Indians, land, and the proclamation of 1763 -- The cost of empire and the sons of liberty -- Bloodshed on Boston Common -- Quiet rumblings -- A tempest over tea -- Liberty and Catholics -- Epilogue: Continental Congress, 1774.
Summary
Biographies of six Western Indian chiefs who led their people in a historic moment of crisis, when a decision had to be made about fighting or cooperating with the white pioneers encroaching on their grounds.
