02360nam a22003617i 450000500170000000800410001702000180005802000150007603500320009104000310012308200140015410000150016824500840018324600540026726400470032130000140036833600260038233700280040833800270043652010970046359000720156065000280163265000120166065000130167265000370168565000580172265000210178065000320180165000250183394200140185899900130187295201130188520261016202626.0261016s1995    xx ||||| |||||||| 0|eng d  a9780871135889  a0871135884  a(KOHALIB)isbn-9780871135889  aKOHALIBbengerdacKOHALIB04a973.32231 aCook, Don.14aThe long fuse :bhow England lost the American colonies, 1760-1785 /cDon Cook.3 aHow England Lost the American Colonies, 1760-1785 1aNew York :bAtlantic Monthly Press,c1995.  a416 pages  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  a"We lost the American colonies because we lacked the statesmanship to know the time and the manner of yielding what it is impossible to keep," declared Queen Elizabeth II at the American Independence Bicentennial in Philadelphia on July 6, 1976. In The Long Fuse, Don Cook investigates the American Revolution from the British side, throwing new light on this colorful age and its players. He draws from a multitude of primary sources, including personal correspondence and political memoranda, to show how Britain, at the height of her power but suffering from internal political strife, made one mistake after another, culminating in the loss of her prized colonies. In opposition to King George's American policies were such towering figures as William Pitt, Edmund Burke, and Charles James Fox; their speeches in the House of Commons are some of the best oratory in the English language. But despite their eloquence and forcefulness, they did not have the votes to prevail. In the end, the Americans rebelled as much against an English political state of mind as against the British Army.  aInventory: Single copy, entry 525; recorded quantity 1; damaged N/A 4aPolitics and Government 4aHistory 4aColonies 4aGreat Britain, Colonies, America 4aUnited States, History, Revolution, 1775-1783, Causes 4aBritish Colonies 4aAmerikaanse Vrijheidsoorlog 4aGeschichte 1760-1785  cBOOK2ddc  c513d513  00102ddc40708NFICaMAINbMAINd2026-10-16l0o973.3 COOpLIB01956r2026-10-16 20:26:26w2026-10-16yBOOK