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The Revolutionary

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What’s it about?

Stacy Schiff's biography reveals Samuel Adams as the master organizer behind the American Revolution, a failed businessman who built a political machine and used propaganda to topple an empire.

You’ll learn

  • How Adams engineered the Boston Tea Party
  • The power of political organization
  • Using propaganda to shape public opinion
  • Why Adams opposed the Constitution