When people in the 1830s began to remember the American Revolution, Hewes was brought into the spotlight due to his old age because he was still alive and had taken part in so many first events -participate in the revolution. He did his first interview with James Hawkes at his home in 1833. Hawkes used this interview to produce the book A Retrospect of the Boston Tea Party. A year later, Hewes left his home in Richfield Springs, New York, to travel to Boston to be recognized and celebrated. While there, he did another interview with Benjamin Bussey which became the book Traits of the Tea Party. What Young found interesting about both books is that they both contain the first mention of the phrase "Boston Tea Party" in their titles. It shows how the names of the event have evolved over the years, between the destruction of the tea that occurred and the advent of the name “Boston Tea Party.” Young goes on to discuss many other interesting thoughts. He discusses why people suddenly began to remember the revolution so intensely 60 years after the events. It also gathers information about why Hewes told Bussey more information and why he would remember more for busy than Hawkes based on memory studies. Young takes a very interesting look at these topics along with his investigation of the Tea Party to add some depth to his