Defiance of the Patriots

The Boston Tea Party and the Making of America

By: Benjamin L. Carp

Narrated by: Joe Barrett

On the evening of December 16, 1773, a group of disguised Bostonians boarded three merchant ships and dumped more than 46 tons of tea into Boston Harbor. The Boston Tea Party, as it later came to be known, was an audacious and revolutionary act. It set the stage for war and cemented certain values in the American psyche that many still cherish today. But why did the Tea Party happen? Whom did it involve? What did it mean? The answers to these questions are far from straightforward.

In this thrilling book, Benjamin L. Carp tells the full story of the Tea Party - exploding myths, exploring the unique city life of Boston, and setting this extraordinary event in a global context. Bringing vividly to life the diverse array of people and places that the Tea Party brought together - from Chinese tea-pickers to English businessmen, Native American tribes, sugar plantation slaves, and Boston's ladies of leisure - Carp illuminates how a determined group shook the foundations of a mighty empire, and what this has meant for Americans since. As he reveals many little-known historical facts and considers the Tea Party's uncertain legacy, he presents a compelling and expansive history of an iconic event in America's tempestuous past.

©2010 Benjamin L. Carp (P)2019 Tantor

Overview: Disobedience and Tea

Benjamin Carp has presented in depth historical overview of tea, the Boston Tea Party, and implications since, the American Revolution. The relevance of colonial liberty and rights juxtaposed to the inconsistencies of color, religion, and wealth; timely inconsistencies that surface throughout civilization.
Well written and narrated; a triumph of research much like "Salt: A World History" by Mark Kurlansky.

As unbiased as it comes while maintaining a good story.

This book has a lot of names that is going to be forgotten in history over time. It shows the way that the Boston tea party has been used throughout history to support new causes in the name of unfairness. Well, giving a lot of facts and figures this audiobook maintains a good story. It can get a little slow and places but overall, I think this is an important piece of historical work.