Colonial historian Harlow Giles Unger delivers a stirring chronicle, making it clear that the similarities between then and now are thought-provoking.Unger has brought it brilliantly to life." Publishers Weekly, Starred Review, 3/21/11 "Unger brings to vivid life familiar historical characters with lively text and fine reproductions of period maps, paintings, and engravings.Unger's exciting historical account raises questions that are as relevant today as they were in 1773.", Kirkus,2/1/11 'A solidly researched account of the 1773 Boston Tea Party& well-delineated, contrarian history.' Booklist, 3/1/11 'Considering the incident's resonance for the current Tea Party movement, Unger's history allows timely comparison of the original and its contemporary namesake.' Internet Review of Books, 2/16/11 'A fine example of historical research that educates and entertains at the same time& eyes-wide-open look at what triggered the Revolutionary War and our split from the motherland.', "A fascinating look at the intricacies of the 1773 Boston Tea Party.What is a delight is Unger's ability to bring to life the characters of the period with all the human elements of resentment, jealousy, thirst for power, and loss.", 3/31/11 " does a good job of putting the Decemprotest in the context of the protest movement as a whole at the time.Those with an interest in American history and the roots of today's Tea Party movement (roots of which many modern members are likely unaware) will find American Tempest fascinating reading." American History, June 2011 "Well-researched, wide-ranging and emphasizing the revolutionary fog shrouding both sides, which caused lost opportunities as well as triumphs.", 3/29/11 "Far from a whitewash of event, this is the tale of the real, and sometimes mad, agitators whom George Washington condemned as vandals.", Newcity, 3/8/11 "With solid research and elegant, even passionate writing, Harlow Giles Unger has achieved the first rank of historians rescuing our powdered-wig set from the dust of history or, even worse, modern partisan mythology.Bloody good historical writing." Hudson Valley News, 3/24/11 "Absolutely riveting. Incredibly well written and as readable as a solid novel, the author has done a prodigious service to consequential events in our early history." Boston Globe, 3/17/11 "Never has a meticulous, well-written history of the Boston Tea emed more relevant.
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