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Author:

Irvin, Benjamin.

Title:

Samuel Adams : son of liberty, father of revolution / Benjamin H. Irvin.

Publisher:

Oxford University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2002

Description:

176 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Adams, Samuel,--1722-1803--Juvenile literature.
Politicians--United States--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
United States.--Declaration of Independence--Signers--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Adams, Samuel,--1722-1803.
Politicians.
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783 .
Amerikaanse Vrijheidsoorlog.
Amerikanen.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-170) and index.

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.

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."

Series:

Oxford portraits

ISBN:

9780195132250 (alk. paper)
0195132254 (alk. paper)

LCCN:

2002004283

Locations:

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

HRPE845 -- Sioux Center Public Library (Sioux Center)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)