Samuel Adams : son of liberty, father of revolution /

Irvin, Benjamin.

Samuel Adams : son of liberty, father of revolution / Benjamin H. Irvin. - New York : Oxford University Press, ©2002. - 1 online resource (176 pages) : illustrations. - Oxford portraits . - Oxford portraits. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-170) and index.

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.

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."


English.

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Adams, Samuel, 1722-1803 --Juvenile literature.
Adams, Samuel, 1722-1803.
Adams, Samuel, 1722-1803.


United States. Declaration of Independence --Signers--Biography--Juvenile literature.
États-Unis. Declaration of Independence --Signataires--Biographies--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.


Declaration of Independence (United States)


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Politicians.
Hommes politiques--États-Unis--Biographies--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
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JUVENILE NONFICTION--Biography & Autobiography--Science & Technology.
Politicians.
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United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Biography--Juvenile literature.
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Biographies.
History.
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E302.6.A2 / I79 2002eb

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