The perils of peace : America's struggle for survival after Yorktown

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Main Author: Fleming, Thomas J.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Smithsonian Books/Collins, 2007.
Edition:1st Smithsonian Books ed.
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Online Access:Table of contents only
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245 1 4 |a The perils of peace :  |b America's struggle for survival after Yorktown  |c Thomas Fleming 
250 |a 1st Smithsonian Books ed. 
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300 |a xv, 352 p., [16] p. of plates :  |b ill., ports. ;  |c 24 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-341) and index. 
505 0 |a 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. 
651 0 |a United States  |x History  |y Revolution, 1775-1783  |x Peace. 
651 0 |a Yorktown (Va.)  |x History  |y Siege, 1781. 
651 0 |a United States  |x Politics and government  |y 1775-1783. 
651 0 |a United States  |x Foreign relations  |y 1775-1783. 
651 0 |a United States  |x Foreign relations  |z Great Britain. 
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