The perils of peace : America's struggle for survival after Yorktown /
Fleming, Thomas J.
New York : Smithsonian Books/Collins,
2007.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-341) and index.
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.