Samuel Adams
Son of Liberty, Father of Revolution
New York : Oxford University Press, [2002]
Format: Book
Description: 176 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Examines the life of Samuel Adams, a hero of the American Revolution who is credited by some with having fired the first shot at Lexington Green, the "shot heard 'round the world."
Series: Oxford portraits.
Contents:
Prologue: the elusive Samuel Adams -- Samuel Adams's Boston -- Raised for rebellion -- Tis not in mortals to command success -- Sam the publican and the Stamp Act Riots -- Mobs and massacre -- To save the country -- The Coercive Acts and the Continental Congress -- Is not America already independent -- The storm is now over -- Epilogue: Samuel Adams's legacy.
Subjects:
Adams, Samuel, 1722-1803.
Adams, Samuel, 1722-1803 -- Juvenile literature.
United States. Declaration of Independence -- Signers -- Biography.
Politicians -- United States -- Biography.
Politicians -- Juvenile literature.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Biography.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Juvenile literature.
Adams, Samuel, 1722-1803.
Adams, Samuel, 1722-1803 -- Juvenile literature.
United States. Declaration of Independence -- Signers -- Biography.
Politicians -- United States -- Biography.
Politicians -- Juvenile literature.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Biography.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN:
0195132254 (alk. paper)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
BIOGRAPHY Adams, Samuel | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Biography | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-170) and index.