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First published 2023 by Cornell University Press
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Fichter, James R., author.
Title: Tea : consumption, politics, and revolution, 1773–1776 / James R. Fichter.
Other titles: Consumption, politics, and revolution, 1773-1776
Description: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2023. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2023034826 (print) | LCCN 2023034827 (ebook) | ISBN 9781501773211 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781501773228 (pdf) | ISBN 9781501773235 (epub)
Subjects: LCSH: United States. Continental Congress. Association. | Tea trade—Political aspects—United States—History—18th century. | Tea—Political aspects—United States—History—18th century. | Tea tax (American colonies) | Boston Tea Party, Boston, Mass., 1773. | Protest movements—United States—History—18th century. | United States—History—Revolution, 1775-1783—Causes.
Classification: LCC E215.7 .F5 2023 (print) | LCC E215.7 (ebook) | DDC 973.3/115—dc23/eng/20230810
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