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Product Identifiers
PublisherGROVE/Atlantic, Incorporated
ISBN-100802142281
ISBN-139780802142283
eBay Product ID (ePID)48640584
Product Key Features
Book Title1759 : the Year Britain Became Master of the World
Number of Pages432 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicEurope / France, Military / General, International Relations / General, Europe / Great Britain / General, Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837)
Publication Year2006
IllustratorYes
GenrePolitical Science, History
AuthorFrank Mclynn
FormatPerfect
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight21 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
ReviewsNo 1759, no victory in the Seven Years' War, no victory in North America, no expansionist British Empire, no breakaway colonies and there, conceivably, no United States of America. Thus, 1759 becomes the hinge on which all of world history turned.
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 paved the way for the global hegemony of the English language. Guiding us through England's conquests (and often extremely narrow victories), Frank McLynn (Wagons West) brilliantly interweaves primary sources, ranging from material in the Vatican archives to oral histories of Native Americans. In a stunning chronicle of a pivotal year in world history, he controversially concludes that the birth of the great British Empire was more a result of luck than of rigorous planning., 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 paved the way for the global hegemony of the English language. Guiding us through England's conquests (and often extremely narrow victories), Frank McLynn (Wagons West) brilliantly interweaves primary sources, ranging from material in the Vatican archives to oral histories of Native Americans. In a stunning chronicle of a pivotal year in world history, he controversially concludes that the birth of the great British Empire was more a result of luck than of rigorous planning.
