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Hardcover. Zustand: new. Hardcover. Beginning as a convention of delegates groping for an honorable way to mend ties with Great Britain, the Continental Congress developed into an assembly saddled with the task of ushering in a new nation while managing a war. This book examines the crises that bombarded Congress over those eventful years and explains how this collection of mostly well-off men with much to lose came to lead a rebellion. Wasting hours, days, weeks, in debates that went nowhere, delegates squabbled, complained, compromised, acted courageously one day, foolishly the next. The account follows Congress as delegates fled Philadelphia, in the face of a British threat, to set up shop in Baltimore and later York, Pennsylvania. Documents and letter enable the reader to eavesdrop on the thoughts of delegates as they raged at the British, moaned about their colleagues, cheered morsels of happy news, and sent off pleas for someone-anyone-to come take their place. For many, serving in Congress meant mostly drudgery, frustration, and anxiety, all while far from home. Yet this feeble government succeeded. Without a constitution, it kept the fragile union together. Without taxing authority, it financed the war and maintained an army in the field. Its diplomatic team, despite treachery and ineptitude, engineered a critical alliance. In 1778, as Congress returned to Philadelphia from York, the war was far from over. Indeed, it was not even half over. But the path to an honorable peace was in view. Congress, for all its many flaws, astonished the world by bringing forth a new republic and setting it on course for a promising destiny. AUTHOR: Brian Deming was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and has a master's degree in American history from Northwestern University. He worked as a newspaper reporter in Michigan and Indiana and as an editor at various publications in the United States, Germany, Japan, and the Philippines. He also taught American history at the University of New York in Prague. He has written four books. The most recent was "Boston and the Dawn of American Independence." He is retired. He and his wife, Carol Damioli, live in Toronto, Canada. The story of the Continental Congress from 1774, before the United States became a nation, to 1778, when, as a new nation fighting for independence, it secured an ally: France. Letters and documents reveal aggravations and triumphs of frazzled delegates to the Continental Congress as it evolved into an improvisational national government. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Zustand: new. Hardcover. In 1778, the prospects for the new United States seem promising even as the War for Independence continues. The diplomatic team that the Continental Congress dispatched to France has secured an alliance. The British, now facing two enemies, give ground. Having recently chased the Congress out of Philadelphia, the British abandon the city, allowing Congress to return. But British troops still occupy New York City and other parts of the new nation. The challenges of driving them out and securing an honorable peace remain. Meanwhile, old and new crises complicate the work of Congress and threaten to fracture the union. Congress's novice diplomats in Europe plead for arms, money, and more from France while scouring Europe for other allies, while leaders in Vermont, defying claims to the would-be state from New York, test Congress's patience. The breathtaking betrayal of Benedict Arnold tests delegates' faith in their own military men. The Continental currency, which served well in financing the war early on, collapses. The Articles of Confederation, the nation's first constitution, proves unsuitable from the moment it is ratified. Delegates and the states they represent dispute about how lands to the west will be settled and governed. Congress for the third time must flee Philadelphia, but this time not because of the British. This time they slink out of town in fear of their own troops, who are angry and bitter about lack of promised pay. Congress sets up shop in a college building in Princeton, New Jersey, and then moves on to Annapolis, where in the Maryland state capital, delegates ratify the longed-for peace treaty with Great Britain. AUTHOR: Brian Deming was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and has a master's degree in American history from Northwestern University. He worked as a newspaper reporter in Michigan and Indiana and as an editor at various publications in the United States, Germany, Japan, and the Philippines. He also taught American history at the University of New York in Prague. He has written four books, most recently Boston and the Dawn of American Independence. He and his wife, Carol Damioli, live in Toronto, Canada. The story of the Continental Congress from 1778just after it secured an alliance with Franceto 1794, when the War of Independence ended. Letters and documents reveal how the new nations improvisational government struggled to hold the union and the alliance together and avert financial ruin amidst war, treachery, and troop mutinies. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Zustand: New.

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Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

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Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New. Volume 1: text clean and tight; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 432 pages.

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Hardback. Zustand: New. Beginning as a convention of delegates groping for an honorable way to mend ties with Great Britain, the Continental Congress developed into an assembly saddled with the task of ushering in a new nation while managing a war. This book examines the crises that bombarded Congress over those eventful years and explains how this collection of mostly well-off men with much to lose came to lead a rebellion.Wasting hours, days, weeks, in debates that went nowhere, delegates squabbled, complained, compromised, acted courageously one day, foolishly the next. The account follows Congress as delegates fled Philadelphia, in the face of a British threat, to set up shop in Baltimore and later York, Pennsylvania. Documents and letter enable the reader to eavesdrop on the thoughts of delegates as they raged at the British, moaned about their colleagues, cheered morsels of happy news, and sent off pleas for someone-anyone-to come take their place. For many, serving in Congress meant mostly drudgery, frustration, and anxiety, all while far from home.Yet this feeble government succeeded. Without a constitution, it kept the fragile union together. Without taxing authority, it financed the war and maintained an army in the field. Its diplomatic team, despite treachery and ineptitude, engineered a critical alliance. In 1778, as Congress returned to Philadelphia from York, the war was far from over. Indeed, it was not even half over. But the path to an honorable peace was in view. Congress, for all its many flaws, astonished the world by bringing forth a new republic and setting it on course for a promising destiny.

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Hardcover. Zustand: New.

Hardcover. Zustand: New.

Trade Paperback. Zustand: As New. Various Photographers (illustrator). Illustrated throughout with B&W photographs and maps. 101 pages including chronology and bibliography plus two pages publisher ads. Wraps with minimal display wear. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected by me and will have qualities and/or flaws described. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Stated first printing. Bound in tan paper with black cloth around spine and gilt lettering on spine. Former library book with library stickers on back free endpaper and on the back cover and spine of the clear protective cover that encases the dust jacket and is affixed to the pastedowns. The boards and spine are straight and uncreased and the binding is strong. The pages and text block edges are clean and unmarked. The dust jacket is Near Fine. The images shown are of the actual item. Free shipping within the US.

Zustand: New.

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