The Shoemaker and the Tea Party: Memory and the American Revolution

Young, Alfred F.

ISBN 10: 0807071404 / ISBN 13: 9780807071403

Published by Beacon Press, Boston, 1999

About this Item

Second printing. Inscribed and signed by the author on the front endpaper. The book is square and unmarked; corners sharp, spine ends lightly bumped. The dust jacket is not price-clipped (original price $24.00); Brodart protected.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Shoemaker and the Tea Party: Memory and the American Revolution
• Publisher: Beacon Press, Boston
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0807071404
• ISBN 13: 9780807071403
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

George Robert Twelves Hewes, a Boston shoemaker who participated in such key events of the American Revolution as the Boston Massacre and teh Tea Party, might have been lost to history if not for his longevity and the historical mood of the 1830's. When the Tea Party became a leading symbol of the Revolutionary ear fifty years after the actual event, this "common man" in his nineties was "discovered" and celebrated in Boston as a national hero. Young pieces together this extraordinary tale, adding new insights about the role that individual and collective memory play in shaping our understanding of history.

About the Author

Alfred F. Young is Senior Research Fellow at the Newberry Library in Chicago and professor emeritus of history at Northern Illinois University. He lives in Oak Park, Illinois.