A review by ktrain3900
The Boston Massacre: A Family History by Serena Zabin

adventurous informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

A highly enjoyable account of the lead up through the aftermath of the Boston Massacre centered on the families affected instead of the usual suspects (ahem, white dudes of generally high status). I'm a fan of learning about history through underappreciated and/or largely ignored voices and this book largely delivered. Nothing is ever as black & white as it first seems, and Boston of the 1760s and 1770s is no exception. The intermingling of military and citizens was unavoidable once troops were placed in the city, and the connections both created new families and tore existing families apart, as would continue to be the case throughout the American Revolution. Interesting, with fine details, and the sort of conversational telling of which I'll never tire.