Tea and the American Revolution, 1773-1776 Walter Edgar's Diary Podcast
This week in the Journal, we'll be talking with Robert James Fichter about his book, Tea: Consumption, Politics, and Revolution, 1773-1776.
Fitcher says that despite the so-called Boston Tea Party in 1773, two large shipments of East India Company tea survived and were eventually drunk in North America. Their survival shaped politics for years to come, hampered efforts to reimburse the company for tea lost in Boston Harbor, and hinted at the enduring power of consumerism in revolutionary politics.
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Caption: Boston Tea Party, mural in the State House, Boston, Massachusetts.
Fitcher says that despite the so-called Boston Tea Party in 1773, two large shipments of East India Company tea survived and were eventually drunk in North America. Their survival shaped politics for years to come, hampered efforts to reimburse the company for tea lost in Boston Harbor, and hinted at the enduring power of consumerism in revolutionary politics.
Picture:
Caption: Boston Tea Party, mural in the State House, Boston, Massachusetts.
Credit: Detroit Publishing Company postcards
Source: New York Public Library
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