Silas Deane Revolutionary War Diplomat And Politician

Author : Milton C. Van Vlack
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781476601083

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Silas Deane, Revolutionary War Diplomat and Politician by Milton C. Van Vlack Pdf

Silas Deane was the victim of one of the most vicious character assassination conspiracies ever carried out in the Revolutionary War era. Even after almost two and a half centuries, he remains in the eyes of many modern historians, "worse than Arnold," his boyhood friend. This is very wrong. Because Deane was such a capable individual in his endeavors very early in the war, he became the political target of envious others with quite different abilities and philosophies. Even so, his political strength kept growing and in 1776 Congress appointed him America's first secret agent to secure military supplies from France for Washington's army. This biography is written on the man himself and on the malicious and largely successful lies and intrigues by his rivals. The work does not downplay the contributions of his contemporaries, especially those of his close friend throughout, Benjamin Franklin, but shows exactly where specific credit should be placed. A lot of credit for the new nation's success belongs to him.

Author : Horatio Alden,Philura Deane Alden
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1835
Category : Diplomats
ISBN : LCCN:18012831

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Memorial of the Heirs of Silas Deane by Horatio Alden,Philura Deane Alden Pdf

Author : Horatio Alden
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2018-02-19
Category : Reference
ISBN : 065689458X

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Memorial of the Heirs of Silas Deane by Horatio Alden Pdf

Excerpt from Memorial of the Heirs of Silas Deane: Formerly Political and Commercial Agent in Europe; And One of the Ambassadors of the United States in France in the Revolutionary War It will be perceived, by the very terms of this contract, that it was in the contemplation of all the parties to the same, that one of the contract ors should, personally, superintend in Europe the execution of its pro visions, so vitally important to the public interests. The Hon. Silas Deane, one of the contractors, and who was also at the same time, a member of the Congress, and who, as may be seen by a reference to the numerous letters and other documents, which accompany this memorial, enjoyed, in a very high degree, the confidence and esteem both of the Congress and the Committee of Secrecy, was selected as the agent of the parties, to superintend the execution of the contract in Europe; and he, thereby, became solely entitled to a clear commission of five per cent. On the original cost of all his remittances from Europe. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Jonathan R. Dull
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1987-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0300038860

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A Diplomatic History of the American Revolution by Jonathan R. Dull Pdf

Looks at the effect of the American Revolution on European relations, relates American diplomatic efforts to others of the time, and explains why England could not find allies against the colonists

Author : Horatio 1792-1858 Alden,Philura Deane Alden
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2016-08-29
Category : History
ISBN : 1374444766

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MEMORIAL OF THE HEIRS OF SILAS by Horatio 1792-1858 Alden,Philura Deane Alden Pdf

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Author : Willard Sterne Randall
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2017-06-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781250111845

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Unshackling America by Willard Sterne Randall Pdf

Unshackling America challenges the persistent fallacy that Americans fought two separate wars of independence. Williard Sterne Randall documents an unremitting fifty-year-long struggle for economic independence from Britain overlapping two armed conflicts linked by an unacknowledged global struggle. Throughout this perilous period, the struggle was all about free trade. Neither Jefferson nor any other Founding Father could divine that the Revolutionary Period of 1763 to 1783 had concluded only one part, the first phase of their ordeal. The Treaty of Paris of 1783 at the end of the Revolutionary War halted overt combat but had achieved only partial political autonomy from Britain. By not guaranteeing American economic independence and agency, Britain continued to deny American sovereignty. Randall details the fifty years and persistent attempts by the British to control American trade waters, but he also shows how, despite the outrageous restrictions, the United States asserted the doctrine of neutral rights and developed the world’s second largest merchant fleet as it absorbed the French Caribbean trade. American ships carrying trade increased five-fold between 1790 and 1800, its tonnage nearly doubling again between 1800 and 1812, ultimately making the United States the world’s largest independent maritime power.

Author : Larrie D. Ferreiro
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2017-10-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781101910306

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Brothers at Arms by Larrie D. Ferreiro Pdf

Pulitzer Prize Finalist in History Winner of the Journal of the American Revolution 2016 Book of the Year Award At the time the first shots were fired at Lexington and Concord the American colonists had little chance, if any, of militarily defeating the British. The nascent American nation had no navy, little in the way of artillery, and a militia bereft even of gunpowder. In his detailed accounts Larrie Ferreiro shows that without the extensive military and financial support of the French and Spanish, the American cause would never have succeeded. Ferreiro adds to the historical records the names of French and Spanish diplomats, merchants, soldiers, and sailors whose contribution is at last given recognition. Instead of viewing the American Revolution in isolation, Brothers at Arms reveals the birth of the American nation as the centerpiece of an international coalition fighting against a common enemy.

Author : Willard Sterne Randall
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2022-02-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781524745943

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The Founders' Fortunes by Willard Sterne Randall Pdf

An illuminating financial history of the Founding Fathers, revealing how their personal finances shaped the Constitution and the new nation In 1776, upon the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the Founding Fathers concluded America’s most consequential document with a curious note, pledging “our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.” Lives and honor did indeed hang in the balance, yet just what were their fortunes? How much did the Founders stand to gain or lose through independence? And what lingering consequences did their respective financial stakes have on liberty, justice, and the fate of the fledgling United States of America? In this landmark account, historian Willard Sterne Randall investigates the private financial affairs of the Founders, illuminating like never before how and why the Revolution came about. The Founders’ Fortunes uncovers how these leaders waged war, crafted a constitution, and forged a new nation influenced in part by their own financial interests. In an era where these very issues have become daily national questions, the result is a remarkable and insightful new understanding of our nation’s bedrock values.

Author : Kody W. Cooper,Justin Buckley Dyer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2022-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781009098113

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The Classical and Christian Origins of American Politics by Kody W. Cooper,Justin Buckley Dyer Pdf

There has been a considerable amount of literature in the last 70 years claiming that the American founders were steeped in modern thought. This study runs counter to that tradition, arguing that the founders of America were deeply indebted to the classical Christian natural-law tradition for their fundamental theological, moral, and political outlook. Evidence for this thesis is found in case studies of such leading American founders as Thomas Jefferson and James Wilson, the pamphlet debates, the founders' invocation of providence during the revolution, and their understanding of popular sovereignty. The authors go on to reflect on how the founders' political thought contained within it the resources that undermined, in principle, the institution of slavery, and explores the relevance of the founders' political theology for contemporary politics. This timely, important book makes a significant contribution to the scholarly debate over whether the American founding is compatible with traditional Christianity.

Author : Spencer C. Tucker
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 4607 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9798216046912

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American Revolution [5 volumes] by Spencer C. Tucker Pdf

With more than 1,300 cross-referenced entries covering every aspect of the American Revolution, this definitive scholarly reference covers the causes, course, and consequences of the war and the political, social, and military origins of the nation. This authoritative and complete encyclopedia covers not only the eight years of the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) but also the decades leading up to the war, beginning with the French and Indian War, and the aftermath of the conflict, with an emphasis on the early American Republic. Volumes one through four contain a series of overview essays on the causes, course, and consequences of the American Revolution, followed by impeccably researched A–Z entries that address the full spectrum of political, social, and military matters that arose from the conflict. Each entry is cross-referenced to other entries and also lists books for further reading. In addition, there is a detailed bibliography, timeline, and glossary. A fifth volume is devoted to primary sources, each of which is accompanied by an insightful introduction that places the document in its proper historical context. The primary sources help readers to understand the myriad motivations behind the American Revolution; the diplomatic, military, and political maneuvering that took place during the conflict; and landmark documents that shaped the founding and early development of the United States.

Author : Debra J. Allen
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 389 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2012-09-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780810878952

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Historical Dictionary of U.S. Diplomacy from the Revolution to Secession by Debra J. Allen Pdf

Historical Dictionary of U.S. Diplomacy from the Revolution to Secession covers the period from 1776, when the nation declared its independence from Great Britain, through 1861, when the Civil War presented the biggest challenge to the continuation of the “republican experiment.” Probably the most common misconception about the diplomatic history of this period is that American leaders tried to stay isolated from world events, when in fact the early United States was part of “one grand, interwoven tapestry” of nations. The Historical Dictionary of U.S. Diplomacy from the Revolution to Secession relates the events of this crucial period in American history through a chronology, an introductory essay, and several hundred cross-referenced dictionary entries on key persons, places, events, institutions, and organizations. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about American diplomacy.

Author : Joel Richard Paul
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2009-10-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781101151037

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Unlikely Allies by Joel Richard Paul Pdf

Look out for Joel Paul’s new book, Without Precedent: Chief Justice John Marshall and His Times The gripping true story of how three men used espionage, betrayal, and sexual deception to help win the American Revolution. Unlikely Allies is the story of three remarkable historical figures. Silas Deane was a Connecticut merchant and delegate to the Continental Congress as the American colonies struggled to break with England. Caron de Beaumarchais was a successful playwright who wrote The Barber of Seville and The Marriage of Figaro. And the flamboyant and mysterious Chevalier d?Eon ?officer, diplomat, and sometime spy?was the talk of London and Paris. Is the Chevalier a man or a woman? When Deane is sent to France to convince the French government to support the revolutionary cause, he enlists the help of Beaumarchais. Together, they successfully smuggle weapons, ammunition, and supplies to New England just in time for the crucial Battle of Saratoga, which turned the tide of the American Revolution. And the catalyst for Louis XVI?s support of the Americans against England was the Chevalier d?Eon, whose decision to declare herself a woman helped to lead to the Franco-American alliance. These three people spin a fascinating web of political intrigue and international politics that stretches across oceans as they ricochet from Versailles to Georgian London to the Pennsylvania State House (now Independence Hall) in Philadelphia. Each man has his own reasons for wanting to see America triumph over the British, and each contends daily with the certainty that no one is what they seem. The line between friends and enemies is blurred, spies lurk in every corner, and the only way to survive is to trust no one. An edge-of-your-seat story full of fascinating characters and lavish with period detail and sense of place, Unlikely Allies is Revolutionary history in all of its juicy, lurid glory.

Author : Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015043504318

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For the Good of Mankind by Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais Pdf

This volume, the first compilation of the political correspondence of Beaumarchais, author of the Marriage of Figaro, will shed light on the controversial diplomatic history of the American Revolution. The evidence presented here reveals that the author did mastermind the policy of aid to the American Revolution which has been attributed to the foreign affairs minister, Vergennes, to whom Beaumarchais addressed most of the correspondence in this volume.

Author : Thomas J. Schaeper
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780300118421

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Edward Bancroft by Thomas J. Schaeper Pdf

Looks at the life of the American scientist and man of letters who led a secret life in Great Britain as British agent working against both the American colonies and the French during the Revolutionary War.

Author : Britannica Educational Publishing
Publisher : Britannica Educational Publishing
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2009-10-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781615300495

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The American Revolutionary War and The War of 1812 by Britannica Educational Publishing Pdf

Many Americans buoy their national pride and patriotism in the tableau of the American Revolution—in which every day men rose up against taxation from abroad to defeat one of the most powerful countries in the world at the time. From the midnight ride of Paul Revere to the cold winter at Valley Forge, American freedom was a right proudly won. This book investigates the important battles, speeches, and founding fathers of this important war that ended in the creation of a proud new nation.