An Empire on the Edge How Britain Came to Fight America
by Bunker, Nick
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- New in New dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 030759484X
- ISBN 13
- 9780307594846
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About This Item
Alfred A. Knopf. New in New dust jacket. 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. 030759484X . This specific hardback book is in new condition with a hard board cover that has sharp edges and corners and has a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased. The dust jacket is in new condition with no discernible wear. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers.; "Written from a strikingly fresh perspective, this new account of the Boston Tea Party and the origins of the American Revolution shows how a lethal blend of politics, personalities, and economics led to a war that few people welcomed but nobody could prevent. Drawing on careful study of primary sources from Britain and the United States, An Empire on the Edge sheds new light on the Tea Partys origins and on the roles of such familiar characters as Benjamin Franklin, John Hancock, and Thomas Hutchinson. The book shows how the kings chief minister, Lord North, found himself driven down the road to bloodshed. At his side was Lord Dartmouth, the colonial secretary, an evangelical Christian renowned for his benevolence. In a story filled with painful ironies, perhaps the saddest was this: that Dartmouth, a man who loved peace, had to write the dispatch that sent the British army out to fight."; 6.5 X 1.75 X 9.75 inches; 448 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Dr. Bookman - All Books Tightly Packaged in Cardboard (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24782
- Title
- An Empire on the Edge How Britain Came to Fight America
- Author
- Bunker, Nick
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New New in New dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 030759484X
- ISBN 13
- 9780307594846
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2014
- Keywords
- 030759484X, American Revolutionary War, American History, American Revolution, British Empire And American Revolution, Britain Fights America
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