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Revolutionary Boston: 1754–1783

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The heart of the American Revolution — rebellious spirits, Boston Tea Party events, and colonial life forming the backdrop for many historical novels and films. The button below opens StoryTerra with both Boston and 1754–1783 already set.

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10 famous Revolutionary Boston stories

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Browse 8 books, 1 movie and 1 game set in Boston.

Drums of Autumn

Drums of Autumn

by Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author)
book

In this breathtaking novel, rich in history and adventure, #1 New York Times bestselling author Diana Gabaldon continues the story of Claire Randall and Jamie Fraser that started with the now-classic novel Outlander and…

Setting: ['Boston, Massachusetts (United States)', 'Charleston, South Carolina (United States)', "Fraser's Ridge, North Carolina (United States)", 'Cross Creek, North Carolina (United States)', 'Oxford, England', 'Inverness, Scotland', 'Scottish Highlands']Time Period: 1770; Pre-American Revolution
Johnny Tremain

Johnny Tremain

Walt Disney Productions
movie

When an injury bars him from pursuing his trade Revolutionary War-era silversmith's apprentice Johnny Tremain (Hal Stalmaster) finds a new life in the ranks of the Sons of Liberty army taking part in the Boston Tea…

Setting: Boston, Massachusetts, USATime Period: American Revolutionary War
Johnny Tremain

Johnny Tremain

by Esther Forbes, Lynd Ward (Illustrator)
book

Johnny Tremain, a young apprentice silversmith, is caught up in the danger and excitement of 1775 Boston, just before the Revolutionary War. But even more gripping than living through the drama of Revolutionary Boston…

Setting: ['Boston, Massachusetts (United States)', 'Massachusetts (United States)']Time Period: 1775; Revolutionary War
Assassin's Creed III

Assassin's Creed III

game

The American Colonies, 1775. A brave young warrior fights to save his homeland. But what begins as a struggle over territory turns into an extraordinary journey that will transform him into a Master Assassin—and will…

Setting: American Colonies,USA;BostonTime Period: Late 18th century
Rise to Rebellion

Rise to Rebellion

by Jeff Shaara
book

Jeff Shaara dazzled readers with his bestselling novels Gods and Generals, The Last Full Measure, and Gone for Soldiers. Now the acclaimed author who illuminated the Civil War and the Mexican-American War brilliantly…

Setting: Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Concord, Massachusetts, USA; Bunker Hill, Massachusetts, USATime Period: 1770; Boston Massacre
A Plunder of Souls

A Plunder of Souls

by D.B. Jackson
book

Boston, 1769: Ethan Kaille, a Boston thieftaker who uses his conjuring to catch criminals, has snared villans and defeated magic that would have daunted a lesser man. What starts out as a mysterious phenomenon that has…

Setting: Boston, USATime Period: 1769
The Pox Party

The Pox Party

by M.T. Anderson
book

It sounds like a fairy tale. He is a boy dressed in silks and white wigs and given the finest of classical educations. Raised by a group of rational philosophers known only by numbers, the boy and his mother -- a…

Setting: ['Boston, Massachusetts (United States)']Time Period: 1770; Revolutionary Boston
The Rebellion of Jane Clarke

The Rebellion of Jane Clarke

by Sally Cabot Gunning (Goodreads Author)
book

On the eve of the Revolutionary War, a young woman is caught between tradition and independence, family and conscience, loyalty and love, in this spellbinding novel from the author of The Widow's War and Bound Jane…

Setting: ['Satucket, Massachusetts (United States)', 'Boston, Massachusetts (United States)']Time Period: 1770; Revolutionary War
Light of My Heart

Light of My Heart

by Elizabeth St. Michel
book

When love seems impossible, the heart occupies itself however it can. For Rachel Thorne and Anthony Rutland, the thrill of scientific discovery is a suitable substitute. However, love is tenacious and cannot be…

Setting: Boston, USA; Leicestershire, UKTime Period: 1770
The New-England Primer: Boston 1777; Patriotic Textbook Series

The New-England Primer: Boston 1777; Patriotic Textbook Series

by John Cotton
book

The single most influential Christian textbook in history, most scholars agree that most, if not all, of the Founding Fathers were taught to read and write using this The New England Primer, which is unsurpassed to this…

Setting: Boston, Massachusetts, USATime Period: 1777

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