The perils of peace : America's struggle for survival after Yorktown / Thomas Fleming.

Author/creator Fleming, Thomas J.
Format Book
Edition1st Smithsonian Books ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Smithsonian Books/Collins, 2007.
Descriptionxv, 352 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

Contents 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [325]-341) and index.
LCCN 2007017221
ISBN9780061139109
ISBN0061139106

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks E 249 .F55 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold