| International Standard Book Number |
9780593719527 ebook
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780593719510 hardcover
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| International Standard Book Number |
0593719514 hardcover
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| Personal Name |
Bell, Richard, 1978- author.
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| Title Statement |
The American Revolution and the fate of the world / Richard Bell.
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| Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
New York : Riverhead Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2025.
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| Physical Description |
406 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
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| Bibliography, Etc. Note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [365]-387) and index.
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| Formatted Contents Note |
Introduction: A world turned upside down -- The Empress of China : the Boston Tea Party and the fight for free trade -- Disunited kingdom : the British people and the American war -- Shock troops : Hessian soldiers and the counterinsurgency campaign -- Molly Brant : native diplomacy and the fight for indigenous independence -- The line of Ireland : Erin's solder's and the transatlantic struggle for liberty -- Baron Steuben : the Prussian drillmaster at Valley Forge -- Long live King Louis : the French alliance and the road to Yorktown -- William Russell : privateers, prisoners, and Britain's black holes -- The crown jewels : the battle for the British Caribbean -- Harry Washington : slavery, freedom, and the pursuit of happiness in Africa -- The Spanish reconquest : dreams and defeats in Spain's New World -- Independence lost : the invasion of India and the rebirth of empire -- Warra warra : the convict crisis and the odyssey to Australia -- Peggy Shippen : loyalists, mongrels, and the great refugee resettlement -- Conclusion: A vast globe sent up into the air -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index.
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| Summary, Etc. |
"A prize-winning historian's fascinating and unfamiliar recasting of America's war of independence as a transformative international event. In this revelatory and enthralling book, award-winning historian Richard Bell reveals the full breadth and depth of America's founding event. The American Revolution was not only the colonies' triumphant liberation from the rule of an overbearing England; it was also a cataclysm that pulled in participants from around the globe and threw the entire world order into chaos. Repositioning the Revolution at the center of an international web, Bell's narrative ranges as far afield as India, Africa, Central America, and Australia. As his lens widens, the "War of Independence" manifests itself as a sprawling struggle that upended the lives of millions of people on every continent and fundamentally transformed the way the world works, disrupting trade, restructuring penal systems, stirring famine, and creating the first global refugee crisis. Bell conveys the impact of these developments at home and abroad by grounding the narrative in the gripping stories of individuals -- including women, minorities, and other disenfranchised people. The result is an unforgettable and unexpected work of American history that shifts everything we thought we knew about our creation story"-- Provided by publisher.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
Great Britain Colonies History 18th century.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
United States History Foreign public opinion. Revolution, 1775-1783
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
United States History Influence. Revolution, 1775-1783
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Informational works.
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