Samuel Adams Son Of Liberty Author:Clifford Lindsey Alderman This outstanding biography vividly recreates the life and times of Samuel Adams, an important though unsung hero of the American Revolution. — Samuel Adams was an eloquent speaker and a persuasive pamphleteer. In his red cloak, he was a familiar figure at the secret Sons of Liberty meetings. He earned the nickname "Chief Incendiary" from the vi... more »gor with which he lighted and tended the fire that flamed into the Revolution; his impassioned speeches never allowed the colonists to forget the injustices heaped upon them from the English throne. A delegate to the First and Second Continental Congresses, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and a three-term Governor of Massachusetts, Sam Adams witnessed many important events and knew well most of the influential men of his time.« less