The Long Fuse
Subtitle: How England Lost the American Colonies 1760-1785
Edition: 1st Paperback Ed edition
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
Published: September 9, 1996
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 416
ISBN-13: 9780871136619
Subjects: American history; Politics and government; History; History - U.S.; History: American; USA; Revolution, 1775-1783; United States - Revolutionary War; History / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775); Great Britain; 1760-1789; 1775-1783; United States
First sentence: King George III accede to the throne of England in October of 1760, a fortuitous time in the history of his nation.
Table of contents: title: Author's note; title: England victorious; title: Pitt departs, Bute lights the fuse; title: Franklin in London; title: The Stamp Act; title: The crisis; title: Franklin testifies, Rockingham repeals; title: The Chatham fiasco; title: The Townshend crisis; title: Another repeal; title: The King finds a prime minister; title: Lord North's tea party; title: "Blows must decide"; title: Franklin's last try; title: England at war; title: The Howe brothers try war and peace; title: The road to Saratoga; title: A new war for England; title: The southern strategy; title: The road to Yorktown; title: The King fights on; title: The peace process; title: Epilogue