The Howe Brothers and the American Revolution /

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By focusing on the Howe brothers, their political connections, their relationships with the British ministry, their attitude toward the Revolution, and their military activities in America, Gruber answers the frequently asked question of why the British failed to end the American Revolution in its e...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Gruber, Ira D. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2015
Series:UNC Press enduring editions.
Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Howe, William Howe, > Viscount, > 1729-1814.
Howe, Richard Howe, > Earl, > 1726-1799.
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > British forces.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The olive branch withers
  • A marriage of convenience
  • Plans for 1776
  • Vain hopes and lost opportunities
  • The crisis
  • Preoccupations
  • The breach
  • Obsessions
  • A change of men and measures
  • Opportunities
  • Full circle
  • Implications
  • Appendix. A list of selected pamphlets.

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