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In English
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web
Beschreibung:
Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- I. Lares and Penates -- II. The English Political and Administrative Background -- III. Barrister and Advocate-General -- IV. The Downfall of Governor Belcher -- V. Taking Up the Reins of Government -- VI. The Salary Question and the Problem of Defense -- VII. Establishing an Imperial Policy -- VIII. Reforms, Chiefly Economic -- IX. Meeting the Outbreak of War -- X. Measures for Defense-Annapolis -- XI. Louisburg-Organizing a Coup -- XII. Louisburg-Preparations -- XIII. Louisburg-The Expedition -- XIV. Planning the Conquest of Canada -- XV. Measures for the Conquest of Canada -- XVI. The Change of the Tide in America -- XVII. Fighting for the Status Quo -- XVIII. Politics Versus Gratitude -- XIX. The Harvest of the War -- Bibliography -- Index
Looks at the role of William Shirley, as the governor of Massachusetts from 1741-1756, during the period between the English Revolution and the events leading up to the American Revolution