How the Nation Was Won: America’s Untold Story 1630–1754

521 Pages·4.959 MB·English

by  H. Graham Lowry

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TabloefC ontents
Foreworbdy L yndoHn .L aRouchJer,. Xl
AuthorI'nst roduction. XIV
ChapterG ivinTgh anksf ora Nation
Washingtaonnd t heP uritans,T heN ew World
Republic,T heM assachusBeatytC sh arter, The
1: 1
Battfloer S overeignty,B uildian Rge public,
SecuritnhgeC onnectiFcluat2n k ,
3 7
Chapte2r:T h eR estoratiAosns'asu lt
10 13
TheF ightto S avet heC harter1,8 'NoT axation Without
RepresentationT'h,e A ndroRse bellion,
20
ChapterC orruptiaonndD e2c8a yM:a ssachusetts
Unde3rR3 o yaRlu le 36 38
Seeking Opetnoit nhgeWs e st, TheD eviiln
3:
MassachusettsT,h e' PeoplPea'rst Fyr'a ud, A
LittPleeo ple, TheologiScuablv ersionT,h e
ThreaotfU tteSru bjection4,1
45 46
ChapterS wifOtp enst heD oort ot heW est
49 51
TheR eaJlo nathSawni ft,5 4T heW orstC hurchill?,
The' VenetPiaarnt y', TheL eibnCiazr d,
4: 59
MarlborouCgohu'ps, The' Secret Springs',
Decipher'iInsga Baicc ke6r1s taffB,r eakiVnegn ic7eG'0rsi p
74 77
onA merica,
80 92
ChapterT he RepublicOafnf ensiovfe
98
An Americ1aN0ne4 w York, VirginTihae:S econd
Front, TheR epublicOafnf ensiinvB er itian,
5: 1710 112
Swift's fFoirRg ehptu blicCaunl ture, TheA rto f
PolitiLcyailn g, Sa1b1ot5a agned A ssassination
Attem1p2t4s , TheQ uebeCca mpaign 17of1 11, 34
139
Chapte6r:A BloodTyi meo fP eace
143
TheC ond1uo4cf6tt h Aell ies, SabotagtinhgeP e1ac4e8,
Death StalksA nQnuee,e n Was QueenA nne
158
Murdered?, ConsideratfioorAn mse rica,
160 166
180
193 198
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CONTENTS
VCh1alp1t erA lexandCerro ssetsh eE uphrates
Transforming VirginSieac,u ritnhgeF rontiers,
Confrontai Nnegw Regime, ByrdP lotisn L ondon,
7: 202
A Messengferro mI reland, Acrostsh e
Euphrates, 204 208
213
Cha2p1t9e rT heP owerS trugg2Ol2ve1e r t heW est
TheP enn2sy2l5v aCnaisae , SpotswoFoodr cetsh eH and
oft heB urgesses, Showdowwni thB yrd,
8: 234
DeadloOcvk ert heT reaty, Governor Hunter's
Legacy, 242
247 252
ChapterW innintgh eT 2r6e0at oyf A lbany
Agend2fao 6rW4 e sterDne velopment, Coordinattihneg
PeacEef fort, TheD eathM erchanotfsV enice,
9: 270
TheT reatoyfA lbany,
276
Chapte1r:0 W h2o8 0Wa s BenjamiFnr anklin?2 87
TheP uritParno digy2,9 2T heH ell-FCiornet agion,
TheB attlfeo rS cience, WorseniPnrgo spects,
297
The' SileDnocgeo odP'a pers, Discovering Franklin's
Secrets, Hell2-F9Li8or ned on, FrankliLne's3ss0 o2n s
fromS wift, Po3oR0ri5 c haArlmda'nsa 3c5k,5 311
313
Chapte1r3: 12T 6h eF airfSaexc r3et4 1
TheO rigi3nG4ar8la nt, A MomentouAsm endment,
TheY oungL ordF airfax, TheF ighfto r
358
Controoflt heN ortheNren ck, TheS potsylvania
Flank, SwifSt3t 5ri9kA egsa in, TheR enewed
3Am6e2r icaCna mpaign, Fai3r6fJ4aox i ntsh eF ight,
TheC onfrontaitniV oinr gin3i6a,7
372 375
Chapte1r:2 T heR oa3dt8 o2t heF rencahn d 388
Indian War 394
WalpoleU'nsd oing, SpotswooLda'ssCt a mpaign,
TheM issinCgo rpse, AmericaMno biliziens
404
Earnest, TheB reakthroAucghhi eved, Victory
406
atL ouisburg, HisM ajestTyu rnTsh umbsD own,
409 AnotheWri nthroJpo4 i1nt2sh eW ar, The
Strate4fgo1yrI4 n dependeEnmceer ges, F4ra2n1k liCna'lsl
toA rms, 42T5he B attlfeo rO hioB egins,
4Im3p1e riLaolo tinvgs .N ation-Buildi4n3gT,5h e
ApproachiCnogn flict, 439
446 451
Bibliography 456
464
Index
467
475
Mapsa ndI llustrations
TheN ewE nglaCnodn feadteiiron1n 650 1-415
ColoSneitatll ebmy1e 66n0t 24-52
FrenJcehs Ruaiitod nsN ewE ngland 42-43
JohLne derero'f1s 76 1Ma p 62-63
BoundaorfVi iersg iCnoilao'nCsil aali ms 182-129
Spots'wGsoe oodmeitnrt yhD ee siogfBn r uton
PariCshhu rWcihl,ml sibaurg 206-207
AlexaSnpdoetrs 'wVsoi ordginia 21-4215
TheO hiRoi vSeyrs tem 230-231
TheT hreoafFt r enEcnhcc ilrement 255-257
ColoSneitatl lebmy1e 7n2t5 2848-52
VigriniNao'rst hNeercnPk r oprietary 368-369
Ilulsattriaoppnesfa ollro wipnagg es and
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