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About the book:
\nIn Boston\, 1776\, author J. D. Dickey le ads us through the turbulent streets\, tub-thumping taverns\, and radical strongholds of a town at war with an empire. Far from the powdered wigs an d genteel debates of history textbooks\, this book guides us through the r eal Boston of the American Revolution: frenzied\, dangerous\, and fiercely alive.
\nJoin the crowds in taprooms where rebel plots were hatched . Witness mobs rise up over the price of bread. Stand with patriots as the y sharpen bayonets on Bunker Hill\, and watch as Loyalists get tarred and feathered. Drink the rum made on the town docks\, sample the sinful in the city&rsquo\;s back alleys\, and gaze at John Hancock&rsquo\;s mansion gle aming above gritty streets filled with the almshouse\, workhouse\, and jai l.
\nFrom the harbor wharves and seedy brothels to renowned assembly halls like Old South Meetinghouse and Faneuil Hall\, Boston\, 1776 leads us on a vivid tour of the vital hub of the Revolutionary War. At every sto p along the way\, we encounter iconic names like Revere and Adams\, but al so the forgotten men and women who bled and brawled for freedom in every c orner of Boston.
\nUpon America&rsquo\;s 250th anniversary\, Boston\ , 1776 portrays the Cradle of Liberty and the American Revolution as never before: raw\, radical\, and roaring with life.
\nAbout J.D. :
\nJ.D. Dickey is a writer of narrative nonfiction about A merican history\, society and culture. Of his book\, \;Rising in Flame s\, Harold Holzer in the Wall Street Journal wrote\, "No one interested in Sherman&rsquo\;s March should be deprived of his lively narrative. Absolu tely spellbinding." His earlier book\, \;Empire of Mud\, was a New Yor k Times bestseller and described the troubled landscape of Washington\, D. C.\, in the nineteenth century. He has also written articles on a broad ra nge of historical\, political and travel-related topics for newspapers and magazines\, and appeared in media from C-SPAN's Book TV to PBS NewsHour t o Public Radio International's program The Takeaway. In support of his wor k\, he has lectured for the New York Historical Society\, the Pritzker Mil itary Museum and Library\, the Atlanta History Center\, and the U.S. Army War College\, among other organizations. \; \;
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