The History of the Insurrections in Massachusetts. In the Year Seventeen Hundred and Eighty Six. And the Rebellion Consequent Thereon

This book details the events leading up to and during Shays' Rebellion, an armed uprising in Massachusetts in 1786-1787 primarily led by impoverished farmers against the state government's debt collection and property seizure practices. The author, a witness to the rebellion, provides a thorough account of the causes, events, and aftermath of the rebellion.

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