James R. Fichter, Ph.D.
James R. Fichter is a historian, author, and associate professor at the University of Hong Kong. He specializes in Atlantic, maritime, and international history and the connections between early America, the British Empire, and the world. Tea (Cornell: 2023) examines the abortive protests and potent consumerism of tea, one of the most noted icons of the American Revolution, showing how colonists re-embraced tea after the Boston Tea Party. The Real Boston Tea Party (in draft) reveals the hidden history and failure of the Boston Tea Party itself.
July 29, 2025
Episode 17: The Tyranny
In the wake of the Boston Tea Party, Parliament passes a series of coercive and intolerable acts to punish the tea destroyers and bring order to British America. Featuring: Benjamin Carp, James Fichter, and Mary Beth Norton. ...
June 30, 2025
Episode 16: The Tea
British Americans' unquenchable thirst for tea and a looming financial disaster for the East India Company leads to a new crisis in North America when seven tea-laden ships are sent to the colonies in 1773.