The Shoemaker and the Tea Party
by Alfred Fabian Young
Taste attributes: biographyhistoricaldocumentaryslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearemotive & stirringsocial commentaryunderdog triumphshuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeA grounded biography that is serious, original and intricate. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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About This Book
George Robert Twelves Hewes, a Boston shoemaker who participated in such key events of the American Revolution as the Boston Massacre and the Tea Party, might have been lost to history if not for his longevity and the historical mood of the 1830's.
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- Alfred Fabian Young
- Published
- 1999
- Pages
- 262
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