Illustration: “The Destruction of the Tea at Boston Harbor” by Nathaniel Currier. Credit: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

Iconic First Editions of American Newspapers, Part II: ‘Boston Gazette’

By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on March 9, 2020

Mary Harrell-Sesniak writes about one of the first and most important newspapers in American history: the “Boston Gazette.”.. (Read More)

Illustration: this iconic 1846 lithograph by Nathaniel Currier was entitled "The Destruction of Tea at Boston Harbor"; the phrase "Boston Tea Party" had not yet become standard. Contrary to Currier's depiction, few of the men dumping the tea were actually disguised as Native Americans. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Second Boston Tea Party Held – in 1956!

By Melissa Berry on February 19, 2020

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about a little-known episode in American history: a tongue-in-cheek “Second Boston Tea Party” in 1956... (Read More)

My Revolutionary Roots & Family Ties to the Boston Tea Party

By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on December 16, 2013

In this article – commemorating the 240th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party – Mary Harrell-Sesniak tells the story of her family ties to that event... (Read More)

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