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In a Rebellious Spirit : The Argument of Facts, the Liberty Riot, and the Coming of the American Revolution by John Phillip Reid is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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A fresh view of the legal arguments leading to the American Revolution, this book argues that rebellious acts called "lawless" mob action by British authorities were sanctioned by "whig law" in the eyes of the colonists. Professor Reid also holds that leading historians have been misled by taking both sides' forensic statements at face value. The focus is on three events. First was the Malcom Affair (1766), when a Boston merchant and his friends faced down a sheriff's party seeking smuggled good

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Author

John Phillip Reid

Publisher

Pennsylvania State University Press

Published

2021

Language

EN

ISBN

9780271072937

Category

history

Subjects

Political Science, Law, History

Updated

2026-03-25