ABSTRACT

Originally published in 1967 this book tells the full story of the breach between the United States and Great Britain and the pivotal role played by Benjamin Franklin in both the declaration of independence and the American Treaty. Accessibly written, and richly illustrated with half-tones and maps, this is an introductory text which will be of use to both A Level students and as an introductory text for under-graduates.

chapter |3 pages

Franklin at Forty-eight, 1754

chapter |2 pages

War with France

chapter |3 pages

Franklin in England, 1756 – 1762

chapter |4 pages

The Growth of Grievances

chapter |4 pages

Repeal of the Stamp Act

chapter |2 pages

The Townshend Acts

chapter |2 pages

The “Boston Massacre”

chapter |3 pages

Franklin and Massachusetts

chapter |2 pages

The Punitive Acts

chapter |2 pages

Preparations in America, 1774

chapter |3 pages

Canada, 1775-1776

chapter |2 pages

Clinton in the Carolinas, 1776

chapter |4 pages

The Struggle for New York, 1776

chapter |3 pages

Saratoga and Philadelphia, 1777

chapter |6 pages

Franklin in Paris

chapter |2 pages

Washington versus Clinton, 1778

chapter |1 pages

Savannah, 1778-1779

chapter |1 pages

Clark in the Northwest, 1778-1779

chapter |1 pages

Benedict Arnold turns Traitor, 1780

chapter |2 pages

Clinton in the Carolinas again, 1780

chapter |1 pages

The Situation in New England, 1780-1781

chapter |4 pages

Making Peace, 1781-1783

chapter |3 pages

Last Years, 1783-1790