James Otis argued against the writs of assistance in 1761 with such force that John Adams later said that the child Independence was born there and then. Ridpath’s short life follows him from that triumph through his pamphlets and quarrels with Governor Bernard to his tragic later years, with an essay on his character, documents, anecdotes and a chronology.
A compact introduction to one of the forgotten founders of American resistance. Download the free EPUB.