Harlow Giles Unger discusses “American Tempest: How the Boston Tea Party Sparked a Revolution"

On Thursday, December 16, 1773, an estimated seven dozen men, many dressed as Indians, dumped roughly £10,000 worth of tea in Boston Harbor. Whatever their motives at the time, they unleashed a social, political, and economic firestorm that would culminate in the Declaration of Independence two-and-a-half years later.   

Author Harlow Giles Unger, one of America’s foremost historians, will be on hand to lecture about this event and to sign copies of his book. This lecture will be held at the First Congregational Church of Falmouth, 68 Main Street, Falmouth.