Introduction

These data were reconstructed by the UCINET team by looking at the organizational affiliation information in the appendix of the book ‘Paul Revere’s Ride’ published by David Fischer (1994). The original data retrieved from the UCINET site included two files, one 2-mode (254x7) affiliation matrix linking people to organizations, and one 1-mode matrix (254x254) shared membership matrix linking people to people. The data included here includes the bipartite relationships, as these can be used to generate person to person relationships. Organizational membership refers to an individual’s membership to one of seven different organizations in the Boston area (St. Andrews Lodge, Loyal Nine, North Caucus, Long Room Club, Tea Party, Boston Committee, or London Enemies).

Abstract

This dataset refers to Paul Revere, who’s role in the events leading up to the American revolution remains a matter of American mythology. For their part, analysts and historians have delved into this matter. In ‘Paul Reverse’s Ride’, author David Fischer explores the historical events that lead up to the the emergence of the American republic. From this analysis, network researchers Han Shin-Kap, and Kieran Healy, have reconstructed networks from group membership to key Whig groups during this period of time. By recreating the social network of relationships relevant to the creation of the Sons of Liberty, Paul Revere’s revolutionary militia group located in Boston, researchers discerned the importance of Paul Revere’s brokerage role in the start of the revolution. Through these network depictions, they have been able to address questions from a social structural perspective and answer questions on Revere’s role in the mobilization process.

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Citation

Hackett Fischer D (1995). Paul Revere’s Ride. Oxford University Press, Oxford, U.K.