Usually london, in one case, from house but almost always london that conveys the colonists the things they heard about what was happening in england. The section is always called advices from because if any of you are familiar with colonial newspapers from across the heading the newspapers use when they were talking about material coming in from somewhere else. I introduced the material, the information about whats happening overseas to the colonists themselves as they would have learned, although other times they would have learned, at the time it was happening. Obviously in such a short time, this evening, i cannot discuss, but i can just summarize, you have a timeline in that handout, it helps reveal these developing visions and the increasing radicalism a populace. Only one of these is known to the public and that is the first one, the Boston Tea Party. Its not just about the Boston Tea Party, its about the incident of late 1770s. The story is of the tea in boston, it was referred
The program. Mary beth norton the author of five books and cowat it one call author several others and it has been published ten additions over 500,000 copies. As a Pulitzer Prize finalist and present of the Historical Association she is a professor america of American History at cornell and her new book it is available for purchase following the program please join me to welcome mary beth norton. [applause]. I want to show you the cover briefly because if you are a colonial historian on dash i dont know if anybody recognizes it but in the Massachusetts Historical Society the claims on the label but it contains t from the Boston Harbor the day after the party this is quite well known object in colonial america. Now i want to start with this verse from a poem that i discovered in the new york journal that coordinated with the sons of liberty in new york. That this is the kind of things historians have to make up so read the first two lines you will crown 74 the most glorious year. Yet 1
Good evening. I would like to welcome you to tonights program. To our members we are so glad that you are here. And to you joining us for the first time and with the wide range of programs please turn off your cell phones during the program. Mary beth norton the author of five books and cowat it one call author several others and it has been published ten additions over 500,000 copies. As a Pulitzer Prize finalist and present of the Historical Association she is a professor america of American History at cornell and her new book it is available for purchase following the program please join me to welcome mary beth norton. [applause]. I want to show you the cover briefly because if you are a colonial historian on dash i dont know if anybody recognizes it but in the Massachusetts Historical Society the claims on the label but it contains t from the Boston Harbor the day after the party this is quite well known object in colonial america. Now i want to start with this verse from a poem th
We are thrilled to welcome a claim historian mary beth norton. She is the author of five books and coeditor of several others at her textbook of people and a nation a survey of u. S. History. Her new book 1774 the long year of revolution is available per purchase following the program. Please join me in welcoming mary beth norton. [applause]. Its really nice to be here. I want to make sure the clicker is on. It doesnt seem to be. I dont want to show that one quite yet. I want to show you the cover of the book briefly because the little bottle on it is famous if youre colonial historian. Its in the collections of the map of the society and it claims on the label on it which is impossible to read alas that is contains t picked up from Boston Harbor or the day after the tea party. Its a quite wellknown object in the colonial america. I wanted to start with this verse from a poem i discovered in the new york journal which is a newspaper that coordinated with the sons of liberty in new york
Domestic economy has not done so well and consumption is down on the quarter and investment spending is treading water. In that respect it would be premature to say the japanese economy is Out Of The Woods but it is a positive surprise. This is a tricky it is a positive surprise. This is a tricky balance it is a positive surprise. This is a tricky balance for it is a positive surprise. This is a tricky balance forjapan because they have been trying to boost inflation unlike some other g7 economies yet they are having a problem, people arent feeling confident in purchasing and buying things there. How do they balance this . They balance this . Indeed, thats the they balance this . Indeed, thats the milliondollar i thats the Million Dollar question right now. Weve had a pretty good result for these spring Wage Negotiations this year and wage growth is picking up year and wage growth is picking up injapan so in that respect things are changing. But the wage gains we are seeing now are not