The Boston Massacre : a history with documents / Neil L. York.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. 1. Context. Introduction: With blood "running like water" -- pt. 2. Documents. American rights asserted -- London's response -- A governor's lament -- A Bostonian's protest -- Parliament's frustrations with Massachusetts -- Unintimidated Massachusetts legislators -- A British soldier's complaint -- A martyr is made -- A most shocking scene -- Revere's rendering -- Hutchinson under pressure -- Gage reports to Hillsborough -- Preston pleads his case to Pitt -- Boston counters Preston -- Gage's hands tied -- An eyewitness account -- Coroner's inquest for Crispus Attucks -- Grand jury indictment -- A short narrative -- A fair account -- Additional observations -- Town leaders and the battle for public opinion -- The soldiers' appeal for a single trial --Questions about the court record -- A judge's directions to jurors -- The Short narrative view reaffirmed -- The trial outcomes defended -- Annual commemoration -- A problematical reminiscence -- Monument to the fallen -- A more balanced view.