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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 973
EAN: 9780061139116
ISBN: 0061139114
Label: Collins
Manufacturer: Collins
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 368
Publication Date: October 01, 2008
Publisher: Collins
Release Date: September 30, 2008
Sales Rank: 449409
Studio: Collins
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On October 19, 1781, Great Britain's best army surrendered to General George Washington at Yorktown. But the future of the 13 former colonies was far from clear. A 13,000-man British army still occupied New York City, and another 13,000 regulars and armed loyalists were scattered from Canada to Savannah, Georgia. Meanwhile, Congress had declined to a mere 24 members, and the national treasury was empty. The American army had not been paid for years and was on the brink of mutiny.
In Europe, America's only ally, France, teetered on the verge of bankruptcy and was soon reeling from a disastrous naval defeat in the Caribbean. A stubborn George III dismissed Yorktown as a minor defeat and refused to yield an acre of “my dominions” in America. In Paris, Ambassador Benjamin Franklin confronted violent hostility to France among his fellow members of the American peace delegation.
Thomas Fleming moves elegantly between the key players in this riveting drama and shows that the outcome we take for granted was far from certain. With fresh research and masterful storytelling, Fleming breathes new life into this tumultuous but little known period in America's history.
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When I bought this book, I did not expect to get anything out of the ordinary, but I was wrong. The book goes into great deatil about the difficulties the Americans, and the British for that matter, faced after Yorktown. In schools, it is taught that the fighting ended when the Allies forced Cornwallis to surrender, not only does Fleming explain how the world war continuned but also explains how there was nearly a civil war in America itself. I would have liked to see more on the Newburgh Conspiracy, ... Read More
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Bought it for a friend. He was unable to find it a the price given by Amazon. Excellent book.
Tom
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Fleming does a good job is showing that the American Revolution did not end with the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown. Sizable British Armies still remained in New York and in South Carolina. George III viewed the surrender as a temporary setback.
Congress was on the verge of bankruptcy. The states refused to pay taxes to the Federal Government. Washington's army was unpaid and Greenes army was starving. American Diplomacy was in shambles as those opposed to Franklin's style of subtle ... Read More
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Thomas Fleming's "The Perils of Peace" is an enjoyable narrative that effectively illustrates the difficulties the United States faced between the climactic battle of Yorktown and the signing of the peace treaty. It's a fairly quick read and relatively suspenseful. I was glad to learn more about this oft-overlooked period of the Revolution.
What I most like about the book is the way Fleming keeps the reader apprised of the developments in England, France and the U.S. He provides an interesting ... Read More
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This excellent book deals with the immediate aftermath of the British surrender at Yorktown, up to George Washington's resigning his commission, a deliberate and gracious act that truly astounded the world. An easy read, it sometimes seems more like a fast paced mystery novel than the historical narrative that it is. We take our national existence for granted today, but it was very much in doubt back then. The story covers many things, but perhaps one of the most illuminating is the active maintenance of honor ... Read More
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