 Cradle of Violence: How Boston's Waterfront Mobs Ignited the American Revolution
ISBN: 978-0-471-67551-8
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288 pages
April 2006
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Preface: Boston’s “Jack Tars” and the Birth of Rebellion.
PART ONE: The Ancient Ideal of Seamen’s Equality.
1. The Maritime Origins of a Mutinous Town.
2. The Seaport’s First Revolt.
3. The Rising of the Mobs.
4. The South End Gang and the Stamp Act.
5. The Sailors’ Liberty Tree.
PART TWO: Waterfront Uprisings before the Revolution.
6. Tar, Feathers, and Terror.
7. A Dockside Riot and the Massacre.
8. The Maritime Workers’ Tea Party.
9. The Fighting Spirit of a Besieged Boston.
Epilogue “Public Liberty”: An Enduring Dream.
Acknowledgments, Sources, and Interpretations.
Bibliography.
Index.
