About the Author

KEN SHUMATE is an independent researcher specializing in the early years of the American Revolution, with a particular emphasis on parliamentary taxation. He has written about science, engineering, and software development issues, in technical papers, a magazine column on software design techniques, and five popular books.

Reviews

"Readers eager for a detailed account of the earliest shot in the process that split the American colonies from the British Empire will have much to learn from Shumate's work and a new appreciation for 1764."--John Gilbert McCurdy, Journal of the American Revolution