![]() ![]() The American victory convinces the French to sign a treaty of alliance with America and begin sending them supplies and money. Tuchman begins her story of the American Revolution after the American defeat of the British at the Battle of Saratoga. ![]() This is accomplished in short order and the focus shifts to the American Revolution. Eaustatius and the island's use as a center for smuggling goods into America prompted the English to send a fleet under Admiral Sir George Rodney to capture the island for England. She writes about the Dutch struggle for independence and William of Orange who ruled the Netherlands and was selected to be the King of England as William III after the English Glorious Revolution. This took place on Novemand was the first recognition by a foreign country of the United States.įrom that moment Tuchman goes back to the 17th century and comes forward with a brief history of the Netherlands. Eaustatius, a Dutch island in the West Indies. The title refers to a salute given to the American ship Andrew Doria at the port of St. ![]() ![]() This book is about the American Revolution and Tuchman's approach is at least mildly unusual. One of the things I liked about her is that she was not an academic but she was a very good history writer. This book published in 1988 was the last book written by Barbara Tuchman. ![]()
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