Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-265) and index.
Contents
Timeline of the life of Samuel Adams -- Who is who in Samuel Adams: father of the American Revolution -- The education of a radical -- Civil disobedience -- A bundle of sticks -- The true sentiments of America -- All the king's men -- Persecution -- the Boston Massacre -- Standing alone -- The fuse of a revolution -- Portents of war -- Revolution -- Independence -- The trials of war -- A Constitution -- Twilight -- Patriarch of liberty.