Author: Frank McLynn
Publisher: Grove Press
ISBN: 9780802142283
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
History would have been different if not for the events of 1759. It was the fourth year of the Seven Years', or the French-and-Indian, War, and crucial victories against the French in the first truly global conflict laid the foundations of British supremacy throughout the world for the next hundred years. The defeat of the French not only paved the way for the global hegemony of the English language but also made the emergence of the United States possible. Guiding us through England's often extremely narrow victories in India, North America, and the Caribbean, McLynn controversially suggests that the birth of the British Empire was more a result of luck than of rigorous planning. McLynn includes anecdotes of the intellectual and cultural leaders of the day--Swedenborg, Hume, Voltaire--and sources ranging from the Vatican archives to oral histories of Native Americans.--From publisher description.
1759
Author: Frank McLynn
Publisher: Grove Press
ISBN: 9780802142283
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
History would have been different if not for the events of 1759. It was the fourth year of the Seven Years', or the French-and-Indian, War, and crucial victories against the French in the first truly global conflict laid the foundations of British supremacy throughout the world for the next hundred years. The defeat of the French not only paved the way for the global hegemony of the English language but also made the emergence of the United States possible. Guiding us through England's often extremely narrow victories in India, North America, and the Caribbean, McLynn controversially suggests that the birth of the British Empire was more a result of luck than of rigorous planning. McLynn includes anecdotes of the intellectual and cultural leaders of the day--Swedenborg, Hume, Voltaire--and sources ranging from the Vatican archives to oral histories of Native Americans.--From publisher description.
Publisher: Grove Press
ISBN: 9780802142283
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
History would have been different if not for the events of 1759. It was the fourth year of the Seven Years', or the French-and-Indian, War, and crucial victories against the French in the first truly global conflict laid the foundations of British supremacy throughout the world for the next hundred years. The defeat of the French not only paved the way for the global hegemony of the English language but also made the emergence of the United States possible. Guiding us through England's often extremely narrow victories in India, North America, and the Caribbean, McLynn controversially suggests that the birth of the British Empire was more a result of luck than of rigorous planning. McLynn includes anecdotes of the intellectual and cultural leaders of the day--Swedenborg, Hume, Voltaire--and sources ranging from the Vatican archives to oral histories of Native Americans.--From publisher description.
Summary Digest of Statutes Enacted and Resolutions, Including Proposed Constitutional Amendments, Adopted in ... and ... Statutory Record
Author: California
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Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 1532
Book Description
Volumes include: Statutory record.
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Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 1532
Book Description
Volumes include: Statutory record.
Documents of the City of Boston
Author: Boston (Mass.). City Council
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Category : Boston (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1912
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Category : Boston (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1912
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Revisiting 1759
Author: Phillip Buckner
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1442699167
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
The British victory on the Plains of Abraham in September 1759 and the subsequent Conquest of Canada were undoubtedly significant geopolitical events, but their nature and implications continue to be debated. Revisiting 1759 provides a fresh historical reappraisal of the Conquest and its aftermath using new approaches drawn from military, imperial, social, and Aboriginal history. This cohesive collection investigates many of the most hotly contested questions surrounding the Conquest: Was the battle itself a crucial turning point, or just one element in the global struggle between France and Great Britain? Did the battle's outcome reflect the superior strategy of General James Wolfe or rather errors on both sides? Did the Conquest alter the long-term trajectories of the French and British empires or simply confirm patterns well underway? How formative was the Conquest in defining the new British America and those now living under its rule? As this collection makes vividly clear, the Conquest's most profound consequences may in fact be quite different from those that have traditionally been emphasized.
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1442699167
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
The British victory on the Plains of Abraham in September 1759 and the subsequent Conquest of Canada were undoubtedly significant geopolitical events, but their nature and implications continue to be debated. Revisiting 1759 provides a fresh historical reappraisal of the Conquest and its aftermath using new approaches drawn from military, imperial, social, and Aboriginal history. This cohesive collection investigates many of the most hotly contested questions surrounding the Conquest: Was the battle itself a crucial turning point, or just one element in the global struggle between France and Great Britain? Did the battle's outcome reflect the superior strategy of General James Wolfe or rather errors on both sides? Did the Conquest alter the long-term trajectories of the French and British empires or simply confirm patterns well underway? How formative was the Conquest in defining the new British America and those now living under its rule? As this collection makes vividly clear, the Conquest's most profound consequences may in fact be quite different from those that have traditionally been emphasized.
Bengal, Past & Present
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Category : Bengal (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 534
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Category : Bengal (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 534
Book Description
A Regimental Chronicle and List of Officers of the 60th, Or the King's Royal Rifle Corps, Formerly the 62nd, Or the Royal American Regiment of Foot
Author: Nesbit Willoughby Wallace
Publisher: London : Harrison
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 386
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Publisher: London : Harrison
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
The History of Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, from the Settlement of the Town in 1639 to 1818: 1700-1800 [i. e. 1789
Author: Elizabeth Hubbell Godfrey Schenck
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Category : Fairfield (Conn.)
Languages : en
Pages : 648
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Category : Fairfield (Conn.)
Languages : en
Pages : 648
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Annals of the Town of Mendon, from 1659 to 1880
Author: John George Metcalf
Publisher:
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Category : Mendon (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 746
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Category : Mendon (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 746
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Town Records of Derby, Connecticut, 1655-1710
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Category : Derby (Conn.)
Languages : en
Pages : 532
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Category : Derby (Conn.)
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
Publications
Author: Parish Register Society, London
Publisher:
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 252
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Publisher:
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description