Scars of Independence: America's Violent Birth
When:
Thursday, May 11, 2017 6:00p -
7:00p
Thursday, May 11, 2017 6:00p -
7:00p
Where:
Massachusetts Historical Society
1154 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02215
Admission:
$10
Categories:
Lectures & Conferences
Event website:
www.masshist.org/calendar
The American Revolution is often portrayed as an orderly, restrained rebellion with brave patriots defending their noble ideals against an oppressive empire. Holger Hoock shows that the Revolution was not only a high-minded battle over principles but also a profoundly violent civil war that shaped the nation and the British Empire in ways we have only begun to understand.