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Cornerstones of Freedom
The Boston Tea Party
Describes the events preceding, during, and following this noted event, which helped precipitate the American Revolutionary War
30 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1984
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February 28, 2017
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What shaped the United States of America Today? The genre of this non fiction novel is history because it involves many facts on historical events. I believe this book was a good because it showed how the Boston tea party changed are world today and it also showed what people had to go through during that event.
Throughout the 1700's their many problems between King George III and the colonists. This is because King George decided to tax the colonists on newspapers, legal documents, playing cards, and even tea, which was the one thing that they really loved and cared about. Once they taxed tea, the colonists became furious, this lead them to strike against taxation. For example, they refused to buy and drink tea or any other taxed item. One night, the colonists decided it was time to take action against the British empire by dumping all of the taxed tea into the water. This event was soon called,"The Boston Tea Party," which shaped the U.S. Today. The Author's purpose of writing this novel was to teach us an inspiring event, which was "The Boston Tea Party."
The narrator is reliable because he only states the facts of the,"The Boston Tea Party," not his opinion on,"The Boston Tea Party." According to the novel," Dumping the tea defied British law. The punishment imposed on Boston by British authorities made the colonists even more angry. Sixteen months later the Revolutionary war began at Lexington and Concord outside of Boston." Through out this piece of evidence there is no sign of any opinion that the author may have made.
I thought the ending of the book was inspiring because it showed how John Adams thought on the event,"The Boston Tea party." According to what John Adams said,"The die is cast. The people have passed the river and cut away the bridge.... This [the Boston Tea Party] is the controversy with Britain was opened. The sublimity of it charms me."
I would rate this non fiction novel 4 stars because it stated many facts on,"The Boston Tea Party," but it was pretty boring. I would recommend this book for those who enjoy non fiction and history. "Nothing is impossible unless you believe it is impossible.
What shaped the United States of America Today? The genre of this non fiction novel is history because it involves many facts on historical events. I believe this book was a good because it showed how the Boston tea party changed are world today and it also showed what people had to go through during that event.
Throughout the 1700's their many problems between King George III and the colonists. This is because King George decided to tax the colonists on newspapers, legal documents, playing cards, and even tea, which was the one thing that they really loved and cared about. Once they taxed tea, the colonists became furious, this lead them to strike against taxation. For example, they refused to buy and drink tea or any other taxed item. One night, the colonists decided it was time to take action against the British empire by dumping all of the taxed tea into the water. This event was soon called,"The Boston Tea Party," which shaped the U.S. Today. The Author's purpose of writing this novel was to teach us an inspiring event, which was "The Boston Tea Party."
The narrator is reliable because he only states the facts of the,"The Boston Tea Party," not his opinion on,"The Boston Tea Party." According to the novel," Dumping the tea defied British law. The punishment imposed on Boston by British authorities made the colonists even more angry. Sixteen months later the Revolutionary war began at Lexington and Concord outside of Boston." Through out this piece of evidence there is no sign of any opinion that the author may have made.
I thought the ending of the book was inspiring because it showed how John Adams thought on the event,"The Boston Tea party." According to what John Adams said,"The die is cast. The people have passed the river and cut away the bridge.... This [the Boston Tea Party] is the controversy with Britain was opened. The sublimity of it charms me."
I would rate this non fiction novel 4 stars because it stated many facts on,"The Boston Tea Party," but it was pretty boring. I would recommend this book for those who enjoy non fiction and history. "Nothing is impossible unless you believe it is impossible.
January 16, 2019
My mother bought me a good stack of these Cornerstones of freedom books when I was a young teenage girl, since I loved reading and history. I have used them many times for history projects over the course of my middle school and high school years. I have read this installment multiple times, and have found it to be a good source of historical knowledge! There is a lot of text in this book to give the reader a general knowledge of the history behind the subject. I do recommend this book, and the others in this series for anyone who loves history, and to teachers!
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July 8, 2011
Stein, R. Conrad. (1984). The Story of The Boston Tea Party. Chicago, IL: Children’s Press.
Annotation: For children in fourth to sixth grade. Keith Neely, who uses few colors in his realistic sketches, illustrates this book. The book has too much text and not enough illustrations, and may be difficult for the reader to stay interested and engaged with the story. The story begins with children playing a game that is meant to provoke a British soldier. The book goes onto discuss what important figures in the American Revolution would say if they were here today. The unattractive illustrations and uninteresting text makes this book difficult to follow.
Personal Reaction: I think this style of book is outdated and too dull to engage children today. R. Conrad Stein’s attempt to fictionalize this book was unsuccessful, it still reads like an old history textbook.
Annotation: For children in fourth to sixth grade. Keith Neely, who uses few colors in his realistic sketches, illustrates this book. The book has too much text and not enough illustrations, and may be difficult for the reader to stay interested and engaged with the story. The story begins with children playing a game that is meant to provoke a British soldier. The book goes onto discuss what important figures in the American Revolution would say if they were here today. The unattractive illustrations and uninteresting text makes this book difficult to follow.
Personal Reaction: I think this style of book is outdated and too dull to engage children today. R. Conrad Stein’s attempt to fictionalize this book was unsuccessful, it still reads like an old history textbook.
August 23, 2013
This is an excellent resource for children who are researching or learning more about the Boston Tea Party. There are many details about the events leading up to that day, John Adams and his role in it, and the event itself. The images serve to enhance the information and are beautifully done. There is a glossary in the back that defines potentially new words in the text.
There is a good deal of text in this book and many words and concepts that could be foreign to younger children. It would be ideal for elementary school students!
There is a good deal of text in this book and many words and concepts that could be foreign to younger children. It would be ideal for elementary school students!
November 19, 2010
This was a very informative book. It gave me all the information I needed to learn about the causes and reactions to/of the Boston Tea Party, but it really lacked "youth appeal". This book could have almost been a reference book. It was first published in 1943, and then again 1984. It is really "Old School"! This book was NOT made for the ADHD, video game, internet using students of 2010.
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September 10, 2019
Not the most engaging text ever, but not bad either. I like the illustrations.
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