As If an Enemy's Country: The British Occupation of Boston and the Origins of Revolution

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Richard Archer (Professor of History Emeritus, Professor of History Emeritus, Whittier College, Los Angeles, CA)

As If an Enemy's Country

The British Occupation of Boston and the Origins of Revolution

Richard Archer (Professor of History Emeritus, Professor of History Emeritus, Whittier College, Los Angeles, CA)

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Oxford University Press Inc
31 May 2012

History of the Americas; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; American War of Independence

Series: Pivotal Moments in American History

In the dramatic period leading to the American Revolution, no event did more to foment patriotic sentiment among colonists than the armed occupation of Boston by British soldiers. As If an Enemy's Country is Richard Archer's gripping narrative of those critical months between October 1, 1768 and the winter of 1770 when Boston was an occupied town.

Bringing colonial Boston to life, Archer moves between the governor's mansion and cobble-stoned back-alleys as he traces the origins of the colonists' conflict with Britain. He reveals the maneuvering of colonial political leaders such as Governor Francis Bernard, Lieutenant Governor Thomas Hutchinson, and James Otis Jr. as they responded to London's new policies, and he evokes the outrage many Bostonians felt toward Parliament and its local representatives. Equally important, Archer captures the popular mobilization under the leadership of John Hancock and Samuel Adams that met the oppressive imperial measures--most notably the Sugar Act and the Stamp Act--with demonstrations, Liberty Trees, violence, and non-importation agreements. When the British government responded with the decision to garrison Boston with troops, it was a deeply felt affront to the local population. Almost immediately, tempers flared and violent conflicts broke out. Archer's tale culminates in the swirling tragedy of the Boston Massacre and its aftermath, including the trial of the British troops involved--and sets the stage for what was to follow.

By: Richard Archer (Professor of History Emeritus Professor of History Emeritus Whittier College Los Angeles CA)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 155mm, Width: 231mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 431g
ISBN: 9780199895779
ISBN 10: 0199895775
Series: Pivotal Moments in American History
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 31 May 2012
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Richard Archer is Professor of History Emeritus at Whittier College. He is the author of Fissures in the Rock: New England in the Seventeenth Century.

Reviews for As If an Enemy's Country: The British Occupation of Boston and the Origins of Revolution

<br> Richard Archer's book is a remarkably fresh examination of the story of the British occupation of Boston in the years before the Revolution. Its close attention to the social and economic context of the dramatic events of those years gives the book much of its richness; and its telling of the events themselves, ending with a splendid account of the Boston Massacre, is accomplished with great clarity, detail, and verve. Altogether it is a fascinating book. --Robert Middlekauff, author of The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution, 1763-1789<p><br> In ways that are familiar today when American forces occupy faraway lands, the British military occupation of Boston in October 1768 deeply radicalized the town's citizens. In this crisply written account, Richard Archer walks the reader through Boston's crooked streets and along the waterfront with such narrative verve that we can almost see, hear, and feel the seething tension that grew for seventeen months before the Boston Massacre.