Thanks emily. And thank you all you for being here with us this evening at old south meeting house. So just a few days from now, on saturday, we will be marking 250 years since a very important meeting happened in this space. But we still use the space to convene people in dialog about history, about its legacies, about how it relates to the challenges that we face our country today in our democracy. And im so delighted to be here with you to share this program, this conversation with, you. So our program tonight is about dr. James fichter, his new book, tea consumption, politics and revolution. 1773 to 1776. And were just really delighted that he chose to be with us as part of a tour of different places that he has been on the last several weeks to talk about this new book and a beautiful book. It is as well. So this lovely book reveals a dimension to the Boston Tea Party by exploring a story largely overlooked for the last 250 years, the fate of two large shipments of east India Comp
Thanks emily. And thank you all you for being here with us this evening at old south meeting house. So just a few days from now, on saturday, we will be marking 250 years since a very important meeting happened in this space. But we still use the space to convene people in dialog about history, about its legacies, about how it relates to the challenges that we face our country today in our democracy. And im so delighted to be here with you to share this program, this conversation with, you. So our program tonight is about dr. James fichter, his new book, tea consumption, politics and revolution. 1773 to 1776. And were just really delighted that he chose to be with us as part of a tour of different places that he has been on the last several weeks to talk about this new book and a beautiful book. It is as well. So this lovely book reveals a dimension to the Boston Tea Party by exploring a story largely overlooked for the last 250 years, the fate of two large shipments of east India Comp
Thanks emily. And thank you all you for being here with us this evening at old south meeting house. So just a few days from now, on saturday, we will be marking 250 years since a very important meeting happened in this space. But we still use the space to convene people in dialog about history, about its legacies, about how it relates to the challenges that we face our country today in our democracy. And im so delighted to be here with you to share this program, this conversation with, you. So our program tonight is about dr. James fichter, his new book, tea consumption, politics and revolution. 1773 to 1776. And were just really delighted that he chose to be with us as part of a tour of different places that he has been on the last several weeks to talk about this new book and a beautiful book. It is as well. So this lovely book reveals a dimension to the Boston Tea Party by exploring a story largely overlooked for the last 250 years, the fate of two large shipments of east India Comp
To resolve the occupation peacefully. They had armed guards at the gates. They had armed patrols. They clearly intended to defend their position. Narrator tonight on frontlinthe inside story of an armed uprising and a movement that calls themselves american patriots. Frontlinis made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. And by the corporation for public broadcasting. Major support for frontliis provided by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. More information is available at macfound. Org. Additional support is provided by ford foundation, working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide at fordfoundation. Org. The park foundation. Dedicated to heightening Public Awareness of critical issues. The john and Helen Glessner family trust. Supporting trustworthy journalism that informs and inspires. And by the frontline journalism fund. With major suppo
To resolve the occupation peacefully. They had armed guards at the gates. They had armed patrols. They clearly intended to defend their position. Narrator tonight on frontlinthe inside story of an armed uprising and a movement that calls themselves american patriots. Frontlinis made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. And by the corporation for public broadcasting. Major support for frontliis provided by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. More information is available at macfound. Org. Additional support is provided by ford foundation, working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide at fordfoundation. Org. The park foundation. Dedicated to heightening Public Awareness of critical issues. The john and Helen Glessner family trust. Supporting trustworthy journalism that informs and inspires. And by the frontline journalism fund. With major suppo