Originally published in 1967 this book tells the full story of the breach between the United States and Great Britain and the pivotal role played by Benjamin Franklin in both the declaration of independence and the American Treaty.
Originally published in 1967 this book tells the full story of the breach between the United States and Great Britain and the pivotal role played by Benjamin Franklin in both the declaration of independence and the American Treaty. Accessibly written, and richly illustrated with half-tones and maps, this is an introductory text which will be of use to both A Level students and as an introductory text for under-graduates.
1. Franklin at Forty-Eight, 1754
2. War with France
3. Franklin in
England, 1756-1762
4. The Growth of Grievances
5. Repeal of the Stamp Act
6.
The Townshend Acts
7. The Boston Massacre
8. Franklin and Massachusetts
9.
The Punitive Acts
10. Preparations in America, 1774
11. Concord, Lexington
and Bunkers Hill 1775
12. Franklin and the Second Continental Congress, 1775
13. Canada, 1775-1776
14. Clinton in the Carolinas, 1776
15. The Declaration
of Independence, July 1776
16. The Struggle for New York, 1776
17. Saratoga
and Philadelphia, 1777
18. Franklin in Paris
19. Washington versus Clinton,
1778
19. Savannah, 1778-1779
20. Clark in the Northwest, 1778-1779
21.
Benedict Arnold Turns Traitor, 1780
22. Clinton in the Carolinas Again, 1780
23. Cornwallis versus Greene, January to March 1781
24. The Situation in New
England, 1780-1781
25. De Grasse at the Kill, August to October 1781
26.
Making Peace, 1781-1783
27. Last years, 1783-1790
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