When London was capital of America

When London was capital of America / Julie Flavell.

Benjamin Franklin secretly loved London and in the decade before the outbreak of the American Revolution, thousands of his fellow colonists flocked to the city. This book recreates the city's hey day as the centre of an empire that encompassed North America and the West Indies.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Flavell, Julie (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, ©2010.
Subjects:
1700-1799
Americans > England > London > History > 18th century.
Americans > England > London > Biography.
Visitors, Foreign > England > London.
HISTORY > Europe > Great Britain.
Americans
Intellectual life
Visitors, Foreign
Amerikaner
Amerikanen.
Amerikaner > historia > i utlandet > 1700-talet.
Intellektuellt liv > historia > England > London > 1700-talet.
London (England) > Intellectual life > 18th century.
England > London
London
Londen.
London > kultur och samhällsliv > 1700-talet.
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Online Access:Click for online access
Description
Summary:Benjamin Franklin secretly loved London and in the decade before the outbreak of the American Revolution, thousands of his fellow colonists flocked to the city. This book recreates the city's hey day as the centre of an empire that encompassed North America and the West Indies.
Item Description:Maps on lining papers.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 305 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 252-290) and index.
ISBN:9780300168198
0300168195
0300137397
9780300137392
0300178131
9780300178135
Language:In English.

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