• The Boston Massacre

  • A Family History
  • By: Serena Zabin
  • Narrated by: Andrea Gallo
  • Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
  • 3.9 out of 5 stars (51 ratings)

Access a growing selection of included Audible Originals, audiobooks, and podcasts.
You will get an email reminder before your trial ends.
Your Plus plan is $7.95 a month after 30 day trial. Upgrade or cancel anytime.
The Boston Massacre  By  cover art

The Boston Massacre

By: Serena Zabin
Narrated by: Andrea Gallo
Try for $0.00

$7.95 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $24.49

Buy for $24.49

Pay using card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.

Publisher's Summary

A dramatic untold "people’s history" of the storied event that helped trigger the American Revolution

The story of the Boston Massacre - when on a late winter evening in 1770, British soldiers shot five local men to death - is familiar to generations. But from the very beginning, many accounts have obscured a fascinating truth: the Massacre arose from conflicts that were as personal as they were political. 

Professor Serena Zabin draws on original sources and lively stories to follow British troops as they are dispatched from Ireland to Boston in 1768 to subdue the increasingly rebellious colonists. And she reveals a forgotten world hidden in plain sight: the many regimental wives and children who accompanied these armies. We see these families jostling with Bostonians for living space, finding common cause in the search for a lost child, trading barbs, and sharing baptisms. Becoming, in other words, neighbors. When soldiers shot unarmed citizens in the street, it was these intensely human, now broken bonds that fueled what quickly became a bitterly fought American Revolution.    

Serena Zabin’s The Boston Massacre delivers an indelible new slant on iconic American Revolutionary history.

©2020 Serena Zabin (P)2020 Recorded Books
  • Unabridged Audiobook
  • Categories: History

More from the same

What listeners say about The Boston Massacre

Average Customer Ratings
Overall
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    22
  • 4 Stars
    13
  • 3 Stars
    10
  • 2 Stars
    3
  • 1 Stars
    3
Performance
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    22
  • 4 Stars
    11
  • 3 Stars
    6
  • 2 Stars
    4
  • 1 Stars
    1
Story
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    19
  • 4 Stars
    11
  • 3 Stars
    7
  • 2 Stars
    4
  • 1 Stars
    3

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    1 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    2 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    1 out of 5 stars

if could give Zero I would. 5 chpts in & gave up!!

it is HORRIBLE! Dull & boring. 5 chpts in & couldn't listen to another minute.

2 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    3 out of 5 stars

More massacre less family

This book really focuses on the British point of view and does little to contrast the civilians like crispus attucks, the title was misleading but it was a great historical analysis of the trials of the British soldiers, draws parallels to soldiers of modern times and the sacrifice to be separated from family.

I recommend this title

  • Overall
    2 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    2 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    2 out of 5 stars

Mishmash of quotes, not a story

I was excited to learn something new about the Boston Massacre, but the whole book could be summed up by saying, “Some of the people of Boston and some of the troops got close and intermingled. Some didn’t”. Narrator didn’t help the cause with her unpleasing voice.

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Absolutely loved it

A must-buy book for anyone interested in the American Revolution. Zabin introduces a new perspective on an old story that is captivating from start to finish.