The Boston Massacre : a family history /

The story of the Boston Massacre, when on a late winter evening in 1770, British soldiers shot five local men to death, is familiar to generations. But from the very beginning, many accounts have obscured a fascinating truth. The Massacre arose from conflicts that were as personal as they were polit...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Zabin, Serena R. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2020]
Subjects:	Great Britain. > Army. > Regiment of Foot, 29th > History. Boston Massacre, 1770. Families of military personnel > North America > History > 18th century. Military dependents > Great Britain > History. Army spouses > North America > History > 18th century. HISTORY / Revolutionary. HISTORY / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) HISTORY / United States / State & Local / New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT) SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity. United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Women. United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Social aspects. United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Causes. United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > British forces. Boston (Mass.) > History > Revolution, 1775-1783.

Table of Contents:

Prologue: March, 1770
Families of Empire
Inseparable Interests, 1766-1767
Seasons of Discontent, 1766-1767
Under One Roof
Love Your Neighbor, 1768-1770
Absent Without Leave 1768-1770
A Deadly Riot
Gathering Up, 1770-1772
Epilogue: Civil War, 1772-1775.
Prologue
Families of empire, 1765
Inseparable interests, 1766-67
Seasons of discontent, 1766-68
Under one roof, 1768
Love your neighbor, 1769-70
Absent without leave, 1768-70
A deadly riot: March 1770
Gathering up: March 6, 1770-August 1772
From shooting to massacre, October-December 1770
Epilogue: Civil war.
Contents, page [vii].