John Adams under fire : the Founding Father's fight for justice in the Boston Massacre murder trial
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Fisher, David, 1946- author.
Published
Toronto, Ontario : Hanover Square Press, with Harlequin Books, [2020].
Status
Central - Adult Biography
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Published
Toronto, Ontario : Hanover Square Press, with Harlequin Books, [2020].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
313 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
UPC
065373028990
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-293) and index.
Description
History remembers John Adams as a Founding Father and our country's second president. But in the tense years before the American Revolution, he was still just a lawyer, fighting for justice in one of the most explosive murder trials of the era. On the night of March 5, 1770, shots were fired by British soldiers on the streets of Boston, killing five civilians. The Boston Massacre has often been called the first shots of the American Revolution. As John Adams would later remember, "On that night the formation of American independence was born." Yet when the British soldiers faced trial, the young lawyer Adams was determined that they receive a fair one. He volunteered to represent them, keeping the peace in a powder keg of a colony, and in the process created some of the foundations of what would become United States law.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Adams, John, -- 1735-1826.
Biographies.
Boston (Mass.) -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Boston Massacre, 1770.
Law -- Massachusetts -- History.
Lawyers -- Massachusetts -- Biography.
Massachusetts -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
Trials (Murder) -- Massachusetts -- Biography.
True crime stories.
Biographies.
Boston (Mass.) -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Boston Massacre, 1770.
Law -- Massachusetts -- History.
Lawyers -- Massachusetts -- Biography.
Massachusetts -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
Trials (Murder) -- Massachusetts -- Biography.
True crime stories.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Abrams, D., & Fisher, D. (2020). John Adams under fire: the Founding Father's fight for justice in the Boston Massacre murder trial . Hanover Square Press, with Harlequin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Abrams, Dan, 1966- and David Fisher. 2020. John Adams Under Fire: The Founding Father's Fight for Justice in the Boston Massacre Murder Trial. Hanover Square Press, with Harlequin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Abrams, Dan, 1966- and David Fisher. John Adams Under Fire: The Founding Father's Fight for Justice in the Boston Massacre Murder Trial Hanover Square Press, with Harlequin Books, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Abrams, Dan, and David Fisher. John Adams Under Fire: The Founding Father's Fight for Justice in the Boston Massacre Murder Trial Hanover Square Press, with Harlequin Books, 2020.
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