THE BOSTON RIOT RECONSIDERED: CONTRASTING ACCOUNTS OF A PIVOTAL INCIDENT

The unhappy Riot at Boston has been so variously represented, and is in itself of so interesting a Nature, that we think it necessary to lay the different Accounts of it before our readers. An original article from The Annual Register for 1770.

London: Annual Register, 1770. Booklet - Unbound Pages. Very Good Condition. Item #358184

9 pages. The Boston Massacre of 1770, born from mounting friction between townspeople and British troops enforcing tax laws, left five colonists dead and turned local resentment into a shared colonial grievance. Its shockwaves hardened attitudes toward imperial authority, ensuring that later protests—most famously the Boston Tea Party of 1773—were met not with hesitation but with a sense of justified resistance. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 13 x 20 cms. Category: Annual Register; Printed before 1800; New Arrivals;.

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