The peacemakers : the great powers and American independence
A story of espionage, intrigue, chicanery, and cynical self-interest, a diplomatic history
History
xviii, 572 p. : ill., facsims., maps, ports. ; 25 cm.
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Three voyagers in search of peace
Armada against England
Priest and playwright at the Pardo
Eight days in June (June 2-9, 1780)
Jacques Necker's private peace feelers
The lion, the fox, and the ass
On the trail of the appeasers
The Gordian knot
The plot to partition America
Mynheer Adams puts a spoke in the wheel
Jacob's bargain
The ball at Dr. Franklin's foot
The long clay pipe of Mr. Jay
Milord Shelburne plays the host
Setting metes and bounds
The Conde settles an old score
The fox and the grapes
Blessed are the peacemakers
Text of the Definitive Treaty of Peace