ISBN: 9780871138811

If not for the events of 1759, the entire history of the world would have been different. Called the "Year of Victories," 1759 was the fourth year of the Seven Years, or the French-and-In… Mehr…

If not for the events of 1759, the entire history of the world would have been different. Called the "Year of Victories," 1759 was the fourth year of the Seven Years, or the French-and-Indian War and defeat of the French not only paved the way for the global hegemony of the English language but also made the emergence of the United States possible. Guiding us through England's conquests (and often extremely narrow victories) in India, North America, and the Caribbean, Frank McLynn (Wagons West) controversially suggests that the birth of the great British Empire was more a result of luck than of rigorous planning. Along with stirring depictions of the two greatest battles of 1759, Quebec and Quiberon, McLynn includes anecdotes of the intellectual and cultural leaders of the day-Swedenborg, Hume, Voltaire-and interweaves primary sources, ranging from material in the Vatican archives to oral histories of Native Americans, in a brilliant chronicle of a pivotal year in world history. Media > Book, [PU: Grove/Atlantic, Inc.]<

ISBN: 9780871138811

If not for the events of 1759, the entire history of the world would have been different. Called the "Year of Victories," 1759 was the fourth year of the Seven Years, or the French-and-In… Mehr…

If not for the events of 1759, the entire history of the world would have been different. Called the "Year of Victories," 1759 was the fourth year of the Seven Years, or the French-and-Indian War and defeat of the French not only paved the way for the global hegemony of the English language but also made the emergence of the United States possible. Guiding us through England's conquests (and often extremely narrow victories) in India, North America, and the Caribbean, Frank McLynn (Wagons West) controversially suggests that the birth of the great British Empire was more a result of luck than of rigorous planning. Along with stirring depictions of the two greatest battles of 1759, Quebec and Quiberon, McLynn includes anecdotes of the intellectual and cultural leaders of the day-Swedenborg, Hume, Voltaire-and interweaves primary sources, ranging from material in the Vatican archives to oral histories of Native Americans, in a brilliant chronicle of a pivotal year in world history. Media >, [PU: Grove/Atlantic, Inc.]<

2005, ISBN: 9780871138811

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2005 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 9h x 5 1/2w. A nice clean unmarked 422 page first edition Atlantic Monthly Advanced Reading … Mehr…

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2005 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 9h x 5 1/2w. A nice clean unmarked 422 page first edition Atlantic Monthly Advanced Reading Copy Trade paperback. Picture showing is a scan of our book. Publisher's Note: The author reconstructs one of the most important years in European history--1759--when the British defeated the French in the Seven Years War, laying the groundwork for British domination of the high seas for the next century.., Atlantic Monthly Press, 2005<

ISBN: 9780871138811

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2005, ISBN: 9780871138811

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