The Urban Crucible: The Northern Seaports and the Origins of the American Revolution

The Urban Crucible: The Northern Seaports and the Origins of the American Revolution

The Urban Crucible boldly reinterprets colonial life and the origins of the American Revolution. Through a century-long history of three seaport towns--Boston, New York, and Philadelphia--Gary Nash di…

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