{"product_id":"bostons-massacre-9780674237384","title":"Boston's Massacre","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Washington Prize Finalist\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the Society of the Cincinnati Prize\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Fascinating... Hinderaker's meticulous research shows that the Boston Massacre was contested from the beginning...  Its] meanings have plenty to tell us about America's identity, past and present.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn the night of March 5, 1770, British soldiers fired into a crowd gathered in front of Boston's Custom House, killing five people. Denounced as an act of unprovoked violence and villainy, the event that came to be known as the Boston Massacre is one of the most famous and least understood incidents in American history. Eric Hinderaker revisits this dramatic confrontation, examining in forensic detail the facts of that fateful night, the competing narratives that molded public perceptions at the time, and the long campaign to transform the tragedy into a touchstone of American identity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Hinderaker brilliantly unpacks the creation of competing narratives around a traumatic and confusing episode of violence. With deft insight, careful research, and lucid writing, he shows how the bloodshed in one Boston street became pivotal to making and remembering a revolution that created a nation.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Alan Taylor, author of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Revolutions\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Seldom does a book appear that compels its readers to rethink a signal event in American history. It's even rarer...to accomplish so formidable a feat in prose of sparkling clarity and grace. \u003ci\u003eBoston's Massacre\u003c\/i\u003e is a gem.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Fred Anderson, author of \u003ci\u003eCrucible of War\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHinderaker, Eric:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Eric Hinderaker is Professor of History at the University of Utah.","brand":"Belknap Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50412782027026,"sku":"9780674237384","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_66aeeda6-71e0-414a-82b0-007faf929e8e.jpg?v=1729327695","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/bostons-massacre-9780674237384","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}