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Benjamin Franklin and the American Revolution

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Benjamin Franklin and the American Revolution

By: Jonathan R. Dull

The inventor, the ladies' man, the affable diplomat, and the purveyor of pithy homespun wisdom: we all know the charming, resourceful Benjamin Franklin. What is less appreciated is the importance of Franklin's part in the American Revolution: except for Washington he was its most irreplaceable leader. Although aged and in ill health, Franklin served the cause with unsurpassed zeal and dedication. Jonathan R. Dull, whose decades of work on The Papers of Benjamin Franklin have given him rare insight into his subject, explains Franklin's role in the Revolution, what prepared him for that role, an.

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0803234155

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The Path to the American Revolution

British-American Relations in Peace and War, 1721-1783

By: Jonathan R. Dull

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The Path to the American Revolution

British-American Relations in Peace and War, 1721-1783

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This book focuses on the gradual deterioration of the British-American relationship that led to the American Revolution. Starting in 1721, the author explores how the relationship between Britain and America changed from one of reciprocal trust to one of mutual misunderstanding and suspicion. It analyses the impact of Britain’s changing relationship with the other great powers of Europe and discusses such matters as British concern about the national debt and French unease about Anglo-Russian cooperation. The book uniquely promotes the importance of foreign affairs in this disintegrating trans-Atlantic relationship and provides a concise introduction to the political and military aspects of the American Revolution. This volume will be of interest to students of the American Revolution, and European and American foreign relations.

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Taylor & Francis

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1003856187

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A Diplomatic History of the American Revolution

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A Diplomatic History of the American Revolution

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Looks at the effect of the American Revolution on European relations, relates American diplomatic efforts to others of the time, and explains why England could not find allies against the colonists

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Yale University Press

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0300038860

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The Miracle of American Independence

Twenty Ways Things Could Have Turned Out Differently

By: Jonathan R. Dull

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Twenty Ways Things Could Have Turned Out Differently

By: Jonathan R. Dull

Although American independence was no miracle, the timing of the country's independence and its huge scope, both political and territorial, do seem miraculous. In The Miracle of American Independence Jonathan R. Dull reconstructs significant events before, during, and after the Revolutionary War that had dramatic consequences for the future as the colonies sought independence from Great Britain. Without these surprising and unexpected results, Dull maintains, the country would have turned out quite differently. The Miracle of American Independence reimagines how the British might have averted or overcome American independence, and how the fledgling country itself could have lost its independence. Drawing on his nearly fifty years of research and a lively imagination, Dull puts readers in a position to consider the American Revolution from the perspective of the European states and their monarchs. This alternative history provides a stimulating reintroduction to one of the most exciting periods in American and European history, proving that sometimes reality is even stranger and more miraculous than fiction.

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1612347800

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The Age of the Ship of the Line

The British and French Navies, 1650-1815

By: Jonathan R. Dull

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The Age of the Ship of the Line

The British and French Navies, 1650-1815

By: Jonathan R. Dull

For nearly two hundred years huge wooden warships called ships of the line dominated war at sea and were thus instrumental in the European struggle for power and the spread of imperialism. Foremost among the great naval powers were Great Britain and France, whose advanced economies could support large numbers of these expensive ships. This book, the first joint history of these great navies, offers a uniquely impartial and comprehensive picture of the two forces their shipbuilding programs, naval campaigns, and battles, and their wartime strategies and diplomacy. Jonathan R. Dull is the author of two award-winning histories of the French navy. Bringing to bear years of study of war and diplomacy, his book conveys the fine details and the high drama of the age of grand and decisive naval conflict. Dull delves into the seven wars that Great Britain and France, often in alliance with lesser naval powers such as Spain and the Netherlands, fought between 1688 and 1815. Viewing war as most statesmen of the time saw it as a contest of endurance he also treats the tragic side of the Franco-British wars, which shattered the greater security and prosperity the two powers enjoyed during their brief period as allies.

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080322267X

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Benjamin Franklin and the American Revolution

By: Jonathan R. Dull

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Benjamin Franklin and the American Revolution

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The inventor, the ladies’ man, the affable diplomat, and the purveyor of pithy homespun wisdom: we all know the charming, resourceful Benjamin Franklin. What is less appreciated is the importance of Franklin’s part in the American Revolution: except for Washington he was its most irreplaceable leader. Although aged and in ill health, Franklin served the cause with unsurpassed zeal and dedication. Jonathan R. Dull, whose decades of work on The Papers of Benjamin Franklin have given him rare insight into his subject, explains Franklin’s role in the Revolution, what prepared him for that role, and what motivated him. The Franklin presented here, a man immersed in the violence, danger, and suffering of the Revolution, is a tougher person than the Franklin of legend. Dull’s portrait captures Franklin’s confidence and self-righteousness about himself and the American cause. It shows his fanatical zeal, his hatred of King George III and George’s American supporters (particularly Franklin’s own son), and his disdain for hardship and danger. It also shows a side of Franklin that he tried to hide: his vanity, pride, and ambition. Though not as lovable and avuncular as the person of legend, this Franklin is more interesting, more complex, and in many ways more impressive.

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U of Nebraska Press

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0803269528

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The French Navy and the Seven Years' War

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The French Navy and the Seven Years' War

By: Jonathan R. Dull

The Seven Years? War was the world?s first global conflict, spanning five continents and the critical sea lanes that connected them. This book is the fullest account ever written of the French navy?s role in the hostilities. It is also the most complete survey of both phases of the war: the French and Indian War in North America (1754?60) and the Seven Years? War in Europe (1756?63), which are almost always treated independently. By considering both phases of the war from every angle, award-winning historian Jonathan R. Dull shows not only that the two conflicts are so interconnected that neither can be fully understood in isolation but also that traditional interpretations of the war are largely inaccurate. His work also reveals how the French navy, supposedly utterly crushed, could have figured so prominently in the War of American Independence only fifteen years later. ø A comprehensive work integrating diplomatic, naval, military, and political history, The French Navy and the Seven Years? War thoroughly explores the French perspective on the Seven Years? War. It also studies British diplomacy and war strategy as well as the roles played by the American colonies, Spain, Austria, Prussia, Russia, Sweden, and Portugal. As this history unfolds, it becomes clear that French policy was more consistent, logical, and successful than has previously been acknowledged, and that King Louis XV?s conduct of the war profoundly affected the outcome of America?s subsequent Revolutionary War.

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0803205104

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9780803205109

American Naval History, 1607-1865

Overcoming the Colonial Legacy

By: Jonathan R. Dull

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American Naval History, 1607-1865

Overcoming the Colonial Legacy

By: Jonathan R. Dull

For its first eighty-five years, the United States was only a minor naval power. Its fledgling fleet had been virtually annihilated during the War of Independence and was mostly trapped in port by the end of the War of 1812. How this meager presence became the major naval power it remains to this day is the subject of American Naval History, 1607–1865: Overcoming the Colonial Legacy. A wide-ranging yet concise survey of the U.S. Navy from the colonial era through the Civil War, the book draws on American, British, and French history to reveal how navies reflect diplomatic, political, economic, and social developments and to show how the foundation of America’s future naval greatness was laid during the Civil War. Award-winning author Jonathan R. Dull documents the remarkable transformation of the U.S. Navy between 1861 and 1865, thanks largely to brilliant naval officers like David Farragut, David D. Porter, and Andrew Foote; visionary politicians like Abraham Lincoln and Gideon Welles; and progressive industrialists like James Eads and John Ericsson. But only by understanding the failings of the antebellum navy can the accomplishments of Lincoln’s navy be fully appreciated. Exploring such topics as delays in American naval development, differences between the U.S. and European fleets, and the effect that the country’s colonial past had on its naval policies, Dull offers a new perspective on both American naval history and the history of the developing republic.

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U of Nebraska Press

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0803244711

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9780803244719

Franklin the Diplomat

The French Mission

By: Jonathan R. Dull

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Franklin the Diplomat

The French Mission

By: Jonathan R. Dull

This is a print on demand publication. This study looks at how Benjamin Franklin approached his job as a diplomat & evaluates his performance. It is restricted to the wartime years of Franklin's French mission & concentrates on the activities author Dull considers most important. To illuminate Franklin, Dull discusses the individual people with whom he worked, the polity he represented, & the society in which he lives. Contents: Franklin's diplomatic background; The development of Franklin's negotiating style; Franklin the negotiator: securing the alliance; Franklin as head of mission; Franklin & the functioning of the alliance; Franklin the negotiator: securing the peace; & Franklin: diplomat & man.

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American Philosophical Society

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0871697211

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The French Navy and American Independence

A Study of Arms and Diplomacy, 1774-1787

By: Jonathan R. Dull

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A Study of Arms and Diplomacy, 1774-1787

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Military history is an essential component of wartime diplomatic history, Jonathan R. Dull contends, and this belief shapes his account of the French navy as the means by which French diplomacy helped to win American independence. The author discusses the place of long-range naval requirements in the French decision to aid the American colonists, the part played by naval rivalry in the transition from limited aid to full-scale war, and the ways naval considerations affected French wartime diplomacy. His book focuses on military strategy and diplomatic requirements in a setting in which military officers themselves did not participate directly in decision-making, but in which diplomats had to take continual account of military needs. Since military action is a means of accomplishing diplomatic goals, even military victory can prove hollow. The author examines the American war not as a successful exercise of French power, but rather as a tragic failure based on economic and political miscalculations. Among the questions he asks are: What relationship did the war bear to overall French diplomacy? What strains did the limited nature of the war impose on French diplomacy and war strategy? How did the results of the war relate to the objectives with which France entered the conflict? Originally published in 1976. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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1400868130

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A Diplomatic History of the American Revolution

By: Jonathan R. Dull

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A Diplomatic History of the American Revolution

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This introduction to the diplomacy of the American Revolution presents a fresh, realistic, and balanced portrait of revolutionary diplomats and diplomacy.

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0300034199

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The French Navy and American Independence

A Study of Arms and Diplomacy, 1774-1787

By: Jonathan R. Dull

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A Study of Arms and Diplomacy, 1774-1787

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The Age of the Ship of the Line

The British and French Navies, 1650-1815

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The British and French Navies, 1650-1815

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The Miracle of American Independence

Twenty Ways Things Could Have Turned Out Differently

By: Jonathan R. Dull

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Twenty Ways Things Could Have Turned Out Differently

By: Jonathan R. Dull

Although American independence was no miracle, the timing of the country’s independence and its huge scope, both political and territorial, do seem miraculous. In The Miracle of American Independence Jonathan R. Dull reconstructs significant events before, during, and after the Revolutionary War that had dramatic consequences for the future as the colonies sought independence from Great Britain. Without these surprising and unexpected results, Dull maintains, the country would have turned out quite differently. The Miracle of American Independence reimagines how the British might have averted or overcome American independence, and how the fledgling country itself could have lost its independence. Drawing on his nearly fifty years of research and a lively imagination, Dull puts readers in a position to consider the American Revolution from the perspective of the European states and their monarchs. This alternative history provides a stimulating reintroduction to one of the most exciting periods in American and European history, proving that sometimes reality is even stranger and more miraculous than fiction.

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Book's by Jonathan R. Dull

Benjamin Franklin and the American Revolution

Benjamin Franklin and the American Revolution

The Path to the American Revolution

The Path to the American Revolution

A Diplomatic History of the American Revolution

A Diplomatic History of the American Revolution

The Miracle of American Independence

The Miracle of American Independence

The Age of the Ship of the Line

The Age of the Ship of the Line

Benjamin Franklin and the American Revolution

Benjamin Franklin and the American Revolution

The French Navy and the Seven Years' War

The French Navy and the Seven Years' War

American Naval History, 1607-1865

American Naval History, 1607-1865

Franklin the Diplomat

Franklin the Diplomat

The French Navy and American Independence

The French Navy and American Independence

A Diplomatic History of the American Revolution

A Diplomatic History of the American Revolution

The French Navy and American Independence

The French Navy and American Independence

The Age of the Ship of the Line

The Age of the Ship of the Line

The Miracle of American Independence

The Miracle of American Independence

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