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1 online resource (176 pages) : illustrations. |
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age Children |
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text file |
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Oxford portraits
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Oxford portraits.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-170) and index. |
| Summary |
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." |
| Contents |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Adams, Samuel, 1722-1803 -- Juvenile literature.
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Adams, Samuel, 1722-1803. |
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United States. Declaration of Independence -- Signers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Adams, Samuel, 1722-1803. |
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Adams, Samuel, 1722-1803. |
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United States. |
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Politicians -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Politicians. |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Politicians. |
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Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Irvin, Benjamin. Samuel Adams. New York : Oxford University Press, ©2002 (DLC) 2002004283 |
| ISBN |
142377468X (electronic book) |
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9781423774686 (electronic book) |
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1280564202 |
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9781280564208 |
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0195132254 (Paper) |
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