The Sons of Liberty: The Lives and Legacies of John Adams, Samuel Adams, Paul Revere and John Hancock

By: Charles River Editors

Narrated by: Chris Brinkley

For over 200 years, Americans have been fascinated by the Revolutionary period and the patriots who led the growing resistance movement against British authority. In particular, the clandestine activities of Boston's Sons of Liberty in the decade before the war continue to be a source of both intrigue and mystery.

The American Revolution had no shortage of compelling characters with seemingly larger than life traits. Perhaps no Revolutionary leader has been as controversial as Samuel Adams, who has been widely portrayed over the last two centuries as America's most radical and fiery colonist.

Paul Revere was one of the most prominent citizens in Boston, heralded for his silversmith work, his participation in the Sons of Liberty, and his service in the Massachusetts militia. Given everything he did, it would have no doubt greatly surprised Revere if he had known he would become an American legend for his midnight ride on the night of April 18, 1775.

John Adams remained a celebrated figure in Boston for all the work he did in Massachusetts before and after the Revolution, but his national reputation has experienced quite a renaissance over the past decade.

Most Americans are familiar with John Hancock because of his famous signature on the Declaration of Independence. That overshadowed the various and important contributions Hancock made in Boston before the Revolution, the Continental Congress during the Revolution, and Massachusetts state politics after the Revolution.

The Sons of Liberty chronicles the amazing lives and careers of the four most famous members of the Sons of Liberty, examines their relationships before and during the Revolution, and analyzes their lasting legacies. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about Samuel Adams, John Adams, Paul Revere and John Hancock like you never have before.

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Great overview of most important founding fathers

A short pimmer on the most important foinding fathers. The men who were there at the earliest inception of the United States.

Excellent

Excellent book and interesting facts that I didn't know before. Must learn this past of history.

A few mispronunciations in the narrative but very good book

American History and the stories of the lives of the country’s founding fathers and the life and times of the day are valuable contributions to anyone’s library. This book does a good job of explaining how they lived, what they were about and the why of this country’s founding. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Halfway through

I am a native of Massachusetts. So every time the narrators pronounces CharlesTOWN as Charleston it’s very annoying and frustrating, and I find myself yelling at my phone. Before narrating the reader should know how to pronounce towns and words in general the way of a native tongue would.

it should be required reading in our high schools.

a very well thought out and informative book about the lesser known, more volatile and arguably more interesting figures of the American revolution.