| The Chester Town Tea Party Contributor(s): Seabrooke, Brenda (Author) |
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ISBN: 0870334220 ISBN-13: 9780870334221 Publisher: Schiffer Kids OUR PRICE: $8.06 Product Type: Hardcover Published: July 2009 Annotation: Amanda Wetherby was nine years old in that May of 1774 when the people of Chester Town, Maryland, voted not to buy, sell, or use tea as a sign of their support of the people of Boston. At the supper table one evening, talk turned to the unfair tax Britain had levied on the colonists, and what that had to do with the shipload of tea aboard the Geddes in the harbor. Amanda was very unhappy not to have tea to drink with meals. The next day, her brother George swaggered off to a "tea party just for men." Hot, thirsty, and tired of pulling weeds in the garden, Amanda decided she would go, too, and get some of that tea to wash down the dust. And if the party were for men only -- why, she would dress as a boy! |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 91065256 |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 7.26" W x 10.32" (0.51 lbs) 30 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Amanda Wetherby was nine years old in May of 1774, when the people of Chester Town, Maryland, as a sign of their support of the people of Boston, voted not to buy, sell, or use tea. At the supper table one evening, talk turned to the unfair tax Britain had levied on the colonists and what that had to do with the shipload of tea aboard the Geddes in the harbor. Amanda was very unhappy not to have tea to drink with meals. The next day, her brother, George, swaggered off to a "tea party just for men." Hot, thirsty, and tired of pulling weeds in the garden, Amanda decided she would go too, and get some of that tea to wash down the dust. And if the party is for men only--why, she would dress as a boy So Amanda becomes part of an event that is still celebrated each May in modern Chestertown. Early reader-ages 5-8. |