When London was capital of America / Julie Flavell.
Flavell, Julie.
2010
DA688 .F57 2010 (Mapit)
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Title
When London was capital of America / Julie Flavell.
Author
Flavell, Julie.
ISBN
9780300137392 (alk. paper)
0300137397 (alk. paper)
Publication Details
New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, c2010.
Language
English
Description
xii, 305 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Call Number
DA688 .F57 2010
Dewey Decimal Classification
305.813/042109033
Summary
Benjamin Franklin secretly loved London and in the decade before the outbreak of the American Revolution, thousands of his fellow colonists flocked to the city. This book recreates the city's hey day as the centre of an empire that encompassed North America and the West Indies.
Note
Maps on lining papers.
Benjamin Franklin secretly loved London and in the decade before the outbreak of the American Revolution, thousands of his fellow colonists flocked to the city. This book recreates the city's hey day as the centre of an empire that encompassed North America and the West Indies.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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