Title:
The war that made America : a short history of the French and Indian War / Fred Anderson ; illustrations chosen and captioned by R. Scott Stephenson.
Author:
Anderson, Fred, 1949-
Publication Information:
New York : Penguin Books, 2006.
Call Number:
E199 .A595 2006
ISBN:
9780143038047
Physical Description:
xxv, 293 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.), ports (some col.) ; 22 cm.
General Note:
Originally published in the United States: New York : Viking Penguin, 2005.
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Contents:
Prologue : New York, July 1776 -- pt. 1. The end of a long peace -- 1. A delicate balance -- 2. The half king's dilemma -- 3. Confrontation on the Ohio -- 4. "Thou art not yet dead, my father" -- pt. 2. La guerre sauvage -- 5. Intervention -- 6. Braddock's march -- 7. A lake defended, a province purged -- 8. La guerre sauvage -- 9. The European War begins -- 10. The making of a "massacre" -- pt. 3. Turning point -- 11. The ascent of William Pitt -- 12. The red cross of Carillon -- 13. Louisbourg -- 14. Colonel Bradstreet's coup -- 15. Makers of war, makers of peace -- 16. General Forbes's last campaign -- 17. Reckonings -- pt. 4. Conquests and consequences -- 18. A shift in the balance -- 19. Incident at La Belle Famille -- 20. General Amherst hesitates -- 21. The plains of Abraham -- 22. "A mighty empire" -- 23. The Spanish gambit -- 24. Peace -- 25. Insurrection -- 26. Crisis and resolution -- 27. A patriot's progress -- Epilogue : legacies.
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