A leading Boston historian continues his series on the American Revolution with the lead-up, the action, and the complex aftermath of what contemporaries called "the destruction of the tea.
Robert J. Allison chairs Suffolk University's History Department, and also teaches at the Harvard Extension School. His works include: Before 1776: Life in the American Colonies, The Teaching Company. Great Courses (2009), And free, on-line courses: The U.S. Constitution: A Biography (http: www.udemy.com/us-constitution/). History of Boston (live in October 2014): (http: www.historyofboston.org) He is president of the South Boston Historical Society, vice president of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts.
