In 2008, JoAnne Kohler took a leap. With bookshops all over the country closing at an alarming rate she decided to open one in Salem, Oregon. She named it the Tea Party Bookshop. Kohler thought that the some of the aspects of the Boston Tea Party (think independence, community involvement, and the desire to shop locally) would mirror much of what she was trying to accomplish.From the About Us page of the Tea Party Bookshop website The historical Boston Tea Party took place December 23rd, 1774. This event inspired our name as it was the first instance where an American...
