
audiobook
by James Otis
UNDER THE LIBERTY TREE.
STORIES OF American History, - BY - JAMES OTIS.
ESTES & LAURIAT, - PUBLISHERS.
UNDER THE LIBERTY TREE - A STORY OF - THE "BOSTON MASSACRE" - BY - JAMES OTIS - Author of "Jenny Wren's Boarding-House," "Jerry's Family," "The Boys' Revolt," "The Boys of 1745," Etc.
BOSTON ESTES AND LAURIAT 1896
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
UNDER THE LIBERTY TREE - A Story of the "Boston Massacre" - CHAPTER I. - THE LIBERTY TREE.
CHAPTER II. - FIRST FRUITS.
CHAPTER III. - LIBERTY HALL.
CHAPTER IV. - A DISCOMFITED CREDITOR.
Set beneath the sprawling branches of the famed Liberty Tree, a restless group of teenage boys gathers in the summer of 1770, their voices echoing the growing anger of a city under military occupation. They trade stories of defiance—tar‑and‑feathered smugglers, secret meetings, and whispered plans to push back against the red‑coated soldiers who patrol the streets. Their camaraderie and fierce loyalty to the cause of liberty paint a vivid picture of youthful rebellion on the brink of something far larger.
As tensions rise, the boys hear rumors of a local shopkeeper daring to sell British goods, even tea, in open defiance of the colonists’ boycott. Their heated debates and daring acts of protest foreshadow a clash that will soon erupt into a historic tragedy. Listeners are drawn into the charged atmosphere of pre‑revolutionary Boston, feeling the pulse of a community teetering between hope and violence, all framed by the iconic symbol of the Liberty Tree.
Language
en
Duration
~2 hours (123K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by David Edwards, Larry B. Harrison and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Release date
2010-03-08
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1848–1912
A newspaper reporter turned prolific storyteller, he wrote adventure-filled books for young readers under the pen name James Otis. Best known for "Toby Tyler," he helped shape a lively, fast-moving style of children's fiction in the late 19th century.
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