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Product Identifiers
PublisherGROVE/Atlantic, Incorporated
ISBN-100871138816
ISBN-139780871138811
eBay Product ID (ePID)43437292
Product Key Features
Book Title1759 : the Year Britain Became Master of the World
Number of Pages432 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2005
TopicEurope / France, International Relations / General, Europe / Great Britain / General, World, Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837)
IllustratorYes
GenrePolitical Science, History
AuthorFrank Mclynn
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight416.9 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2004-057397
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal941.07/2
SynopsisIf 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., 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 daySwedenborg, Hume, Voltaireand 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.
LC Classification NumberDA500.M24 2005
