Defiance of the Patriots, Benjamin L. Carp
Defiance of the Patriots, Benjamin L. Carp
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Defiance of the Patriots
The Boston Tea Party and the Making of America

Author: Benjamin L. Carp

Narrator: Joe Barrett

Unabridged: 9 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/29/2019

Synopsis

On the evening of December 16, 1773, a group of disguised Bostonians boarded three merchant ships and dumped more than forty-six tons of tea into Boston Harbor. The Boston Tea Party, as it later came to be known, was an audacious and revolutionary act. It set the stage for war and cemented certain values in the American psyche that many still cherish today. But why did the Tea Party happen? Whom did it involve? What did it mean? The answers to these questions are far from straightforward.

In this thrilling book, Benjamin L. Carp tells the full story of the Tea Party—exploding myths, exploring the unique city life of Boston, and setting this extraordinary event in a global context. Bringing vividly to life the diverse array of people and places that the Tea Party brought together—from Chinese tea-pickers to English businessmen, Native American tribes, sugar plantation slaves, and Boston's ladies of leisure—Carp illuminates how a determined group shook the foundations of a mighty empire, and what this has meant for Americans since. As he reveals many little-known historical facts and considers the Tea Party's uncertain legacy, he presents a compelling and expansive history of an iconic event in America's tempestuous past.

About Benjamin L. Carp

Benjamin L. Carp is professor of history at Brooklyn College and the CUNY Graduate Center. He is the author of Defiance of the Patriots: The Boston Tea Party and the Making of America and Rebels Rising: Cities and the American Revolution. He lives in New York City.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Thomas on August 31, 2011

[URL not allowed] The Tea Party movement has been much in the news in the past year, as has the appropriation of America's Founding by Sarah Palin and other politicians. In light of the government's expansion under Barack Obama, Palin says we should "party like it's 1773." Tuft......more

Goodreads review by TJ on June 07, 2016

During a visit to the Boston Party Tea Museum I was really moved by the patriotic spirit that had captured Boston so long ago. I bought this book as a souvenir of our day and to read more of these courageous and interesting sons of liberty. I enjoyed the tale of the events leading up to the Boston T......more

Goodreads review by Bobby on October 26, 2022

A wide ranging look into the people and events that inspired and participated in the Boston Tea Party, with meaningful backstory revealing the importance of tea to society at that time, and the rapidly diverging opinions about tea across different pockets of society. The last two chapters also provi......more

Goodreads review by Kim on December 03, 2020

Most of this book was really good. I learned quite a bit about the Boston Tea Party. I found the second to last chapter on slavery a bit incongruous. I felt as though that chapter was included largely because of current political trends. There were also pieces of the conclusion that were a little lo......more

Goodreads review by Erik on April 30, 2019

Nuanced view of the Boston Tea Party put in context. Still an inspiring story, maybe even more so when you know how many different kinds of people were involved.......more

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