James Otis, the Pre-Revolutionist
1898
Ridpath's life of the Boston lawyer whose argument against the writs of assistance in 1761 John Adams called the birth of American independence. The biography is followed by Charles K. Edmunds on Otis's character, a run of anecdotes and comparisons, a school programme built from his life, a chronology and a reading list.
- The Life of James Otis
- The Character of James Otis by Charles K. Edmunds, Ph. D.
- Resolution Adopted at a Town Meeting in Boston, May 8, 1770.
- Joseph Warren's Opinion of Governor Bernard, Otis's Principal Enemy.
- Otis as a Prophet.
- Anecdotes and Characteristics of Otis, Etc. Otis and His Fellow Patriots.
- Otis and Adams.
- Otis as an Author.
- The Town Meeting.
- James Otis at the Battle of Bunker Hill.
- Influence of the Battle of Bunker Hill
- The Ancestors of James Otis.
- Col. Barre on James Otis.
- The Generosity of Otis.
- John Adams on Otis.
- Otis Compared with Randolph.
- Oratorical Powers
- The Eloquence of Otis.
- Otis Compared with American Orators.
- Otis Compared with English Orators.
- Physical Appearance.
- Portrait of Otis.
- The Source and Occasion of the War of the Revolution.
- Stamps and the Stamp Act.
- The Stamps.
- The Minute-Man of the Revolution.
- The Boston Common Schools.
- England and America.
- The Universities and the Men of the Revolution.
- Earl Percy and Yankee Doodle.
- Story of James Otis. For a School or Club Programme.
- Programme for a James Otis Evening.
- Questions for Review.
- Chronological Table in the Life of James Otis.
- Bibliography.