America's Tea Parties: Not One but Four! Boston, Charleston, New York, Philadelphia

(Hardback)

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Everyone has heard of the Boston Tea Party, but few know about the other tea parties that took place at the same time. Boston, Philadelphia, New York City, and Charleston all had to deal with the ships from Englands East India Company coming to deliver tea to the coloniestea that had a very high tax attached. Americas Tea Partiesprovides background on Englands taxation of the colonies, with emphasis on the Stamp and Tea taxes, the larger social and political issues the colonies were having with England, why it was crucial that these tea parties happened, and the revolution these demonstrations led to. The book is illustrated with archival images and includes an authors note, endnotes, time line, bibliography, and index.

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**STARRED REVIEW**
"A very fine piece of historical reclamation that broadens our understanding of the road to revolution."

* Kirkus *
Moss (Barbed Wire Baseball) again delves into Americas past, digging beneath the veneer of textbook accounts to reveal nuanced, lesser-known angles of a historical event. * Publisher's Weekly *
... The historical accounts are expertly told, and readers will be easily drawn in... A great purchase for supplementing American Revolution curriculum units. * School Library Journal *
This book is a quality resource for educators and students looking for an in-depth perspective of early Americas tea troubles. * School Library Connection *

Author Bio

Marissa Moss has written more than 70 childrens books. She is the bestselling author/illustrator of the Amelias Notebook series and illustrator of The Eye That Never Sleeps, Americas Tea Parties, Barbed Wire Baseball, and Nurse, Soldier, Spy. Her awards include two California Book Awards, a Eureka! Nonfiction Childrens Book Award Honor, an NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People, an ALA Notable, and the Cowan Writers Prize. She lives in Berkeley, California.