Recounts the events leading up to the colonists' defiant act against the British known as the Boston Tea Party, which ultimately climaxed in the American Revolution.

A young apprentice silversmith growing up in Boston during the Revolutionary War becomes involved with such patriots as Hancock, Otis, and Samuel Adams.

Chapter 10 Sugar, Slaves, and the Shadow of the Tea Party -- Conclusion Secrecy and Legacy -- Appendix: Boston Tea Party Participants -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Manuscript Sources Cited -- Further Reading -- Index

A chronicle of the events leading up to the Boston Tea Party and eventual independence.

A series of three poems by Holmes set in Revolutionary America. Dorothy Q of the title poem was Holmes' great-grandmother, Dorothy Quincy. -- vendor's description.

The dialogue in this book appears in several sources used by the author, and either includes actual conversation taken from historical records or what is generally believed to have been said.