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Book SynopsisOffers new glimpses into the ways in which various European powers and actors enabled American patriots to fight and win the war, and highlights the American Revolution’s short- and long-term impact on the Atlantic world.
Trade Review“The American Revolution was an international, not just domestic conflict as American battles for nationhood became part of a longer siege for political, economic, and social freedoms. The authors of this collection’s engaging, insightful essays illuminate how European nations and individuals advanced radical aims, intentional or not, while navigating military challenges and pursuing their own particular interests as they assisted Americans. This volume is a valuable contribution to a reanalysis of international power politics within histories of the revolutionary Atlantic World.” - Holly A. Mayer, Duquesne University, editor of
Women Waging War in the American Revolution“It is especially easy for Americans to forget that the American Revolution involved more than the creation of a new nation. As the editors and contributors to this thought-provoking volume appreciate, America's Revolution occurred during a broader age of revolution, and that what happened on one side of the ocean had profound implications for what transpired on the other. These essays are a compelling reminder that we must consider the birth of the United States in its proper context.” - Patrick Griffin, University of Notre Dame, author of
The Age of Atlantic Revolution: The Fall and Rise of a Connected WorldTable of Contents
- Introduction
- Acknowledgments
- 1. American Nationality: A French Invention?
- 2. Ideology AND Interest: Free Trade, the League of Armed Neutrality, and the American Revolution
- 3. 'Sir, I have not yet begun to fight!': John Paul Jones' Friends in the Dutch Republic, 1779-1780
- 4. Season, Winds and Sea: The Improbable Route of de Grasse to the Chesapeake
- 5. The Battle of the Chesapeake from the Quarterdeck
- 6. Bernardo de Gálvez: Friend of the American Revolution, Friend of Empire
- 7. Old Partners & Intersecting Interests: Trade and Diplomacy between Portugal and the United States during the Era of George Washington (c. 1781-1805)
- 8. Lafayette’s Encouragement of American Constitutional Reform, 1783-1789
- 9. The French Liberal Nobles in the Age of Revolution
- Afterword : Studying Atlantic History with Jacques Godechot and Robert R. Palmer
