Perils of Peace America's Struggle for Survival after Yorktown

Name: Perils of Peace America's Struggle for Survival after Yorktown
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ISBN: 9780061139116

ISBN-10: 0061139114

ISBN-13: 9780061139116

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Authors: Thomas Fleming

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On October 19, 1781, Great Britain's best army surrendered to General George Washington at Yorktown. But the future of the 13 former colonies was far from clear. A 13,000-man British army still occupied New York City, and another 13,000 regulars and armed loyalists were scattered from Canada to Savannah, Georgia. Meanwhile, Congress had declined to a mere 24 members, and the national treasury was empty. The American army had not been paid for years and was on the brink of mutiny.In Europe, America's only ally, France, teetered on the verge of bankruptcy and was soon reeling from a disastrous naval defeat in the Caribbean. A stubborn George III dismissed Yorktown as a minor defeat and…

Book details

List price: $14.95
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 9/30/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 5.31" wide x 8.00" long x 0.83" tall
Weight: 0.660
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



A Potentially Ruinous Victory



Diplomats in Distress



An Empire on the Brink



The Art of Making Something Out of Nothing



Uncrowning a King



Men Talk Peace But There Is No Peace



Loose Cannons Front and Center



A Peace That Surpasses Understanding



Will It Be Peace-Or Civil War?



A Runaway Congress vs. A Berserk Parliament



George Washington's Tears


Abbreviations for Notes


Notes


Index