The Boston massacre

Summary: A history of the Boston Massacre, a prelude to the Revolutionary War that occurred on March 5, 1770 when British troops, stationed in the colony to discourage dissent, fired into a crowd of demonstrators, killing five colonists and resulting in the murder trials of several soldiers.

Record details

ISBN: 0393314839
ISBN: 9780393314830
Physical Description: print
xi, 372 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton, 1996, ©1970.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 304-357) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

His majesty's province of Massachusetts Bay -- Imperial prologue -- Violence over stamps -- Violence over customs duties -- The customs commissioners -- The Liberty riot -- "A most unequal war" -- Troops to Boston -- The occupation begins -- Trumpets of sedition -- Death before impressment -- Soldiers and the law -- Coffee house brawl -- King Street showdown : John Mein -- Seider the martyr -- The Boston Massacre -- Preparation and procrastination -- Rex v. Preston -- Rex v. Wemms et al. -- The flame subsides.