In partnership with the Institute of History, Archaeology and Education, Rye Historical Society and Rye Free Reading Room welcome Dr. Mary Beth Norton for a virtual discussion of her latest book, 1774: The Long Year of Revolution. Dr. Norton will discuss what focusing on the events between the so-called “Boston Tea Party” in December 1773 and the beginnings of the war in April 1775 can reveal to us about the origins of the Revolution and the final breakdown of the relationship between the American colonies and Great Britain.