{"product_id":"9781620971277","title":"The Spirit of 74: How the American Revolution Began","description":"Americans know about the Boston Tea Party and “the shot heard ’round the world,” but sixteen months divided these two iconic events, a period that has nearly been lost to history. \u003ci\u003eThe Spirit of '74\u003c\/i\u003e fills in this gap in our nation’s founding narrative, showing how in these mislaid months, step by step, real people made a revolution.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter the Tea Party, Parliament not only shut down a port but also revoked the sacred Massachusetts charter. Completely disenfranchised, citizens rose up as a body and cast off British rule everywhere except in Boston, where British forces were stationed. A “Spirit of ’74” initiated the American Revolution, much as the better-known “Spirit of ’76” sparked independence. Redcoats marched on Lexington and Concord to take back a lost province, but they encountered Massachusetts militiamen who had trained for months to protect the revolution they had already made.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Spirit of ’74\u003c\/i\u003e places our founding moment in a rich and new historical context, both changing and deepening its meaning for all Americans.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New Press, The","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47134505992432,"sku":"9781620971277","price":15.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781620971277_p0.jpg?v=1769904954","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781620971277","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}