The perils of peace
Subtitle: America's struggle for survival after Yorktown
By: by Thomas Fleming.
Edition: 1st Smithsonian Books ed.
Publisher: Smithsonian Books/Collins
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780061139109
Subjects: Yorktown (Va.) -- History -- Siege, 1781; United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Peace; United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783; United States -- Foreign relations -- 1775-1783; United States -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain; Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A potentially ruinous victory; title: Diplomats in distress; title: An empire on the brink; title: The art of making something out of nothing; title: Uncrowning a king; title: Men talk peace, but there is no peace; title: Loose cannons front and center; title: A peace that surpasses understanding; title: Will it be peace, or civil war?; title: A runaway Congress vs. a berserk Parliament; title: George Washington's tears.