1759
Subtitle: The Year Britain Became Master of the World
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Pimlico
Published: August 23, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 432
ISBN-13: 9780712694186
Subjects: British & Irish history: c 1700 to c 1900; c 1700 to c 1800; History - General History; History: World; United Kingdom, Great Britain; Europe - Great Britain - General; History / Great Britain
First sentence: If we were to judge only by the long-term impact of human beings at the height of their powers in 1759, there is a strong argument for awarding pride of historical place to John Wesley, the founder of Methodism.