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James R. Fichter

James R. Fichter

James R. Fichter is associate professor of European and American studies at the University of Hong Kong. He is currently finishing a book manuscript on tea in the American Revolution provisionally titled "Tea's Party: The Revolutionary Politics of a Consumer Good, 1773-1776." He is the author of So Great a Profit: How the East Indies Transformed Anglo-American Capitalism.

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Myths and Legends, Prewar Conflict (<1775) June 20, 2019 June 19, 2019

The Tea that Survived the Boston Tea Party

The Boston Tea Party famously saw the destruction of the almost 300 chests worth of tea, tossed into the harbor by “Indians” on December 16,…

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Critical Thinking, Politics, Prewar Politics (<1775), Primary Sources April 22, 2019 April 16, 2019

The Mystery of “The Alternative of Williams-burg”

According to the Virginia Gazette between 400 and 500 merchants gathered in Williamsburg in early November 1774 and “voluntarily and generally signed” the Continental…

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