Benjamin L. Carp is associate professor of history at Tufts University.
"A sterling account."--Michael Kenney, The Boston Globe
*The Boston Globe*
"Assiduously researched."--Caleb Crain, The New Yorker
*The New Yorker*
"A thoughtful, balanced corrective to partisan treatments of the
Boston Tea Party."--Maya Jasanoff, Guardian
*Guardian*
"Was tea a social elixir or a deadly drug? How do you heft a
400-pound barrel overboard? Myriad questions are raised in this
thoughtful look at global economics meeting Beantown's unique
society."—American History
*American History*
"It is arguably the most in-depth, detailed and accessible book on
the subject. . . . Carp has created a fascinating look at one of
the most famous acts of defiance in history. The book is both a
global epic and an intimate look at the people involved and
deserves a place on the shelves of anyone interested in the history
of the United States."—Darren Jones, The Herald-Dispatch
*The Herald-Dispatch*
"A fresh, insightful perspective on why the Boston Tea Party
occurred and its outcome...Meticulously researched and rich in
detail...a coherent, engaging story."—Christine LaHue,
Common-place
*Common-place*
"Sophisticated and highly readable, Defiance of the Patriots is a
model of research, analysis, and narration that may well be a
crossover book, attracting a general readership. It deserves to
reach that level of success."—Edward Countryman, Journal of
American History
*Journal of American History*
Winner of the 2013 Society of the Cincinnati Cox Book Prize.
*The Society of the Cincinnati*
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