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<p>A groundbreaking narrative—a historical political thriller—that explores the role of the Sons of Liberty in the American Revolution.</p> <p>More than two hundred years ago, a group of British colonists in America decided that the conditions under which they were governed had become intolerable. Angry and frustrated that King George III and the British Parliament had ignored their lawful complaints and petitions, they decided to take action.</p> <p>Knowing that their deeds—often directed at individuals and property—were illegal, and punishable by imprisonment and even death, these agitators plotted and conducted their missions in secret to protect their identities as well as the identities of those who supported them. Calling themselves the Sons of Liberty, they gathered together in a radical society committed to imposing forcible change. Those determined men—including second cousins Samuel and John Adams, Paul Revere, Patrick Henry, and John Hancock—saw themselves as patriots. Yet to the Crown, and to many of the Sons' fellow colonists, the revolutionaries were terrorists who deserved death for their treason.</p> <p>In this gripping narrative, Les Standiford reveals how this gro

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Author

Standiford, Les

Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9780062218124

Category

history

Subjects

History, Biography, Memoir

Rating

3.66 / 5 (115 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14