{"product_id":"9780807899793","title":"The Stamp Act Crisis: Prologue to Revolution","description":"'Impressive! . . . The authors have given us a searching account of the crisis and provided some memorable portraits of officials in America impaled on the dilemma of having to enforce a measure which they themselves opposed.'--\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e    \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A brilliant contribution to the colonial field. Combining great industry, astute scholarship, and a vivid style, the authors have sought 'to recreate two years of American history.' They have succeeded admirably.'--\u003ci\u003eWilliam and Mary Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e    \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Required reading for anyone interested in those eventful years preceding the American Revolution.'--\u003ci\u003ePolitical Science Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e    \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Stamp Act, the first direct tax on the American colonies, provoked an immediate and violent response. \u003ci\u003eThe Stamp Act Crisis\u003c\/i\u003e, originally published by UNC Press in 1953, identifies the issues that caused the confrontation and explores the ways in which the conflict was a prelude to the American Revolution.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Omohundro Institute and University of North Carolina Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47068122874096,"sku":"9780807899793","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780807899793_p0.jpg?v=1763727088","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780807899793","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}