| The Papers of Francis Bernard: Governor of Colonial Massachusetts, 1760-1769 Volume 5 Contributor(s): Bernard, Francis (Author), Tyler, John W. (Prepared by) |
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ISBN: 0985254351 ISBN-13: 9780985254353 Publisher: Colonial Society of Massachusetts OUR PRICE: $49.01 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) - History | United States - Colonial Period (1600-1775) |
| Dewey: 974.402 |
| Physical Information: 1.7" H x 7.4" W x 10.2" (2.90 lbs) 500 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: British Regulars marched into Boston at midday on Saturday 1 October 1768. For weeks there had been rumors that the landing would be resisted. But by four in the afternoon the two regiments were parading on the Common without incident. The troops were there to deter rioters, cow radicals, and support the civil government. There was no revolt to crush. No one expected war in 1769, but it was no longer unthinkable to Bostonians living alongside British soldiers or to British politicians discussing the allegedly treasonable activities of Bostonians. Their differences hinged on what Francis Bernard had been telling the British government. This fifth volume of the Bernard Papers examines the evidence and debates as they unfolded in Boston and London. The stakes could scarcely have been higher in peacetime. When the British recalled Bernard with honor, the troops remained: the Boston Massacre was his legacy. Distributed for the Colonial Society of Massachusetts |