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Arsonist : the most dangerous man in America by Nathan Allen [Allen, Nathan] is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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In this landmark work of history, Arsonist reveals the secret role of one man who challenged the foundations of feudalism and instigated the American Revolution. James Otis was disgusted by the anti-democratic feudal structure of society and threatened to set it all "in a flame" though, he confessed, he too would likely be consumed in the fire. By the winter of 1760, this provincial bourgeoisie, one of the wealthiest and most intelligent men in the British colonies, had become fully radicalized. That his words - a promise and a prophecy - came to full fruition and his predictions about the province and his own life were entirely accurate would be unbelievable if it didn't actually happen. After an analysis of colonial political, social, legal and religious evolution prior to Otis's threat, Arsonist provides a detailed, lively illumination of the issues and personalities involved in overthrowing the local government of the world's greatest empire. A group of largely forgotten men - Otis, Sam Adams, Oxenbridge Thacher, Jonathan Mayhew, Thomas Cushing, Patrick Henry - conceived the new country, after which men such as Washington, Jefferson, Madison, and Hamilton midwifed it. The conce

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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Nathan Allen [Allen, Nathan]
Publisher
Griffins Wharf Productions
Published
2011
Language
EN
ISBN
9780983644606
Category
history
Subjects
Science Fiction, History, Adventure
Rating
3.32 / 5 (186 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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