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	The Crucible of War: The Seven Years' War and the Fate of Empire in British North America, 1754-1766
	by Fred Anderson, Fred Anderson, William L Clements Library (Illustrator), William L Clements Library (Illustrator)

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Format: Hardcover, 960 pages

Edition: 1 ED

Publisher: Knopf Alfred A

ISBN: 0375406425

Release Date: Jan 1, 2001

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(Based on 8 reviews.)

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In Fred Anderson's vivid and compelling narrative, the Seven Years' War takes on a new and profound significance. Far from being a mere backdrop to the American Revolution, the Seven Years' War eliminated French power north of the Caribbean, destroyed an American diplomatic system in which Native Americans had long played a balancing role, and hardened the attitudes of both the colonists and the British--forging the tensions that would lead to the disintegration of the British empire in North America.

With panoramic sweep, Anderson reveals how a skirmish involving an inexperienced George Washington, the Iroquois chief Tanaghrisson, and the ill-fated French emissary Jumonville initiated a chain of events that would lead to world conflagration. The narrative weaves together the motives of all the participants, not the least of whom are the American colonists--men who had assumed they were partners in the empire, but who now encountered British officers who treated them as subordinates. Brilliantly illuminating the clash of cultures at the heart of the Seven Years' War, Anderson demonstrates how the forces unleashed would irrevocably change the politics of empire.

Number of Reviews: 8 Average Rating:

A Fresh Interpretation of the Seven Years' War

-- Bill Shepherd, April 24, 2000

Also Recommended: Major Washington by Michael Kilian

A Fresh Interpretation of the Seven Years' War

-- Bill Shepherd, April 24, 2000

Also Recommended: Major Washington by Michael Kilian

Fantastic Book!

-- Donald R. Kent, January 31, 2001

Fantastic Book!

-- Donald R. Kent, January 31, 2001

Excellent Study

-- Glenn Highland, a 37-yr old Software Engineer, October 9, 2000

Excellent Study

-- Glenn Highland, a 37-yr old Software Engineer, October 9, 2000

One of the best books I've ever read!

-- LTC Robert R. Leonhard, an Army officer and writer., June 14, 2001

One of the best books I've ever read!

-- LTC Robert R. Leonhard, an Army officer and writer., June 14, 2001

	List of Illustrations	xiii
	Introduction: The Seven Years' War and the Disruption of the Old British Empire	xvii
	Maps	xxvii
	Prologue: Jumonville's Glen, May 28, 1754	3
Part I.	The Origins of the Seven Years' War, 1450-1754
1.	Iroquoia and Empire	11
2.	The Erosion of Iroquois Influence	22
3.	London Moves to Counter a Threat	33
4.	Washington Steps onto the Stage ...	42
5.	... And Stumbles	50
6.	Escalation	66
Part II.	Defeat, 1754-1755
7.	The Albany Congress and Colonial Disunion	77
8.	General Braddock Takes Command	86
9.	Disaster on the Monongahela	94
10.	After Braddock: William Shirley and the Northern Campaigns	108
11.	British Politics, and a Revolution in European Diplomacy	124
Part III.	Nadir, 1756-1757
12.	Lord Loudoun Takes Command	135
13.	Oswego	150
14.	The State of the Central Colonies	158
15.	The Strains of Empire: Causes of Anglo-American Friction	166
16.	Britain Drifts into a European War	169
17.	The Fortunes of War in Europe	176
18.	Loudoun's Offensive	179
19.	Fort William Henry	185
20.	Other Disasters, and a Ray of Hope	202
21.	Pitt Changes Course	208
Part IV.	Turning Point, 1758
22.	Deadlock, and a New Beginning	219
23.	Old Strategies, New Men, and a Shift in the Balance	232
24.	Montcalm Raises a Cross: The Battle of Ticonderoga	240
25.	Amherst at Louisbourg	250
26.	Supply Holds the Key	257
27.	Bradstreet at Fort Frontenac	259
28.	Indian Diplomacy and the Fall of Fort Duquesne	267
29.	Educations in Arms	286
Part V.	Annus Mirabilis, 1759
30.	Success, Anxiety, and Power: The Ascent of William Pitt	297
31.	Ministerial Uncertainties	312
32.	Surfeit of Enthusiasm, Shortage of Resources	317
33.	Emblem of Empire: Fort Pitt and the Indians	325
34.	The Six Nations Join the Fight: The Siege of Niagara	330
35.	General Amherst Hesitates: Ticonderoga and Crown Point	340
36.	Dubious Battle: Wolfe Meets Montcalm at Quebec	344
37.	Fall's Frustrations	369
38.	Celebrations of Empire, Expectations of the Millennium	373
39.	Day of Decision: Quiberon Bay	377
Part VI.	Conquest Completed, 1760
40.	War in Full Career	387
41.	The Insufficiency of Valor: Levis and Vanquelin at Quebec	391
42.	Murray Ascends the St. Lawrence	397
43.	Conquest Completed: Vaudreuil Surrenders at Montreal	400
44.	The Causes of Victory and the Experience of Empire	410
45.	Pitt Confronts an Unexpected Challenge	415
	Victory Recollected: Scenographia Americana	421
Part VII.	Vexed Victory, 1761-1763
46.	The Fruits of Victory and the Seeds of Disintegration	453
47.	The Cherokee War and Amherst's Reforms in Indian Policy	457
48.	Amherst's Dilemma	472
49.	Pitt's Problems	476
50.	The End of an Alliance	487
51.	The Intersections of Empire, Trade, and War: Havana	497
52.	Peace	503
53.	The Rise of Wilkes, the Fall of Bute, and the Unheeded Lesson of Manila	507
54.	Anglo-America at War's End: The Fragility of Empire	518
55.	Yankees Invade Wyoming--and Pay the Price	529
56.	Amherst's Reforms and Pontiac's War	535
57.	Amherst's Recall	547
Part VIII.	Crisis and Reform, 1764
58.	Death Reshuffles a Ministry	557
59.	An Urgent Search for Order: Grenville and Halifax Confront the Need for Revenue and Control	560
60.	The American Duties Act (The Sugar Act)	572
61.	The Currency Act	581
62.	Postwar Conditions and the Context of Colonial Response	588
63.	An Ambiguous Response to Imperial Initiatives	604
64.	Pontiac's Progress	617
65.	The Lessons of Pontiac's War	633
Part IX.	Crisis Compounded, 1765-1766
66.	Stamp Act and Quartering Act	641
67.	Grenville's End	652
68.	The Assemblies Vacillate	657
69.	Mobs Respond	664
70.	Nullification by Violence, and an Elite Effort to Reassert Control	677
Part X.	Empire Preserved? 1766
71.	The Repeal of the Stamp Act	691
72.	The Hollowness of Empire	709
73.	Acrimonious Postlude: The Colonies after Repeal	714
74.	The Future of Empire	729
	Epilogue: Mount Vernon, June 24, 1767	735
	Notes	747
	Acknowledgments	833
	Index	837

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