{"product_id":"book-boston-in-the-american-revolution","title":"Book: Boston in the American Revolution","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBoston in the American Revolution | A Town versus an Empire\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1764, a small town in the British colony of Massachusetts ignited a bold rebellion. When Great Britain levied the Sugar Act on its American colonies, Parliament was not prepared for Boston's backlash.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the next decade, Loyalists and rebels harried one another as both sides revolted and betrayed, punished and murdered. Samuel Adams and John Hancock were reluctant allies. Paul Revere couldn't recognize a traitor in his own inner circle. And George Washington dismissed the efforts of the Massachusetts rebels as unimportant. Historian Brooke Barbier tells the story of how a city radicalized itself against the world's most powerful empire and helped found the United States of America.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arcadia Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45686299623622,"sku":"6","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0223\/1425\/files\/9781467135887.avif?v=1775248675","url":"https:\/\/store.whalingmuseum.org\/products\/book-boston-in-the-american-revolution","provider":"The New Bedford Whaling Museum","version":"1.0","type":"link"}