The Shoemaker and the Tea Party
Memory and the American Revolution
1st Edition
Published on 17. January 2001
288 pages
978-0-8070-7142-7 (ISBN)
Description
George Robert Twelves Hewes, a Boston shoemaker who participated in such key events of the American Revolution as the Boston Massacre and the 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.
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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.
Content
- Cover
- Half Title
- Add Card
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- Half Title
- Part One
- 1. A Man in His Nineties
- 2. A Boston Childhood
- 3. The Apprentice
- 4. The Shoemaker
- 5. The Massacre
- 6. The Tea Party
- 7. Tar and Feathers
- 8. The Patriot
- 9. Soldier and Sailor
- 10. Family Man
- 11. Veteran
- 12. Hero
- Part Two
- 1. Taming the Revolution, 1765-1775
- 2. The Destruction of the Tea, 1773
- 3. Taming the Memory of the Revolution, 1783-1820
- 4. Merchants, Mill Owners, and Master Mechanics
- 5. The Discovery of the Veterans, 1825
- 6. Claiming the Revolution: The Radical Challenge, 1835
- 7. The Recovery of the Tea Party
- 8. The Appropriation of a Shoemaker
- 9. Into History: The Ongoing Contest for the Revolution
- Afterword
- Notes
- Acknowledgements
- Index
