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“…Vol. 2 -- Alliance between Congress and France not productive of the effect anticipated; efforts of the British government for reconciliation with the colonies -- Complete failure of the French fleet and army, under Count d'Estaing, to assist the Congress -- 1780—a year of weakness and disaster to the American cause, and of success to the British -- The French and Congress allies recover Virginia; surrender of Lord Cornwallis; results -- Change of administration in England; change of policy for both England and the colonies; peace negotiations at Paris; cause of the United Empire Loyalists; change of ministry; the king compelled to yield -- Origin of republicanism and hatred of monarchy in America; Thos. …”
“…But all too often the fog of myth shrouds the reality from all sides of the conflict. In these pages, the path to war is starkly documented by British caricatures of politicians and generals, for the most part favourable to the Colonists. …”
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“…"The scapegoat": Sir Henry Clinton ; "Bagging the fox": Charles, Earl Cornwallis -- Part IV. Victory against France and Spain (1782). "Saint George": Sir George Rodney ; "Jemmy Twitcher": The Earl of Sandwich -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index - Colour plates follow page 178.…”
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“…Love’s Going Out Of Fashion 3:12 3-13 –Blue Aeroplanes* Outback Jazz 5:13 3-14 –Lawrence & The Comfortable Society Heartache 4:31 3-15 –Laugh Take Your Time, Yeah (Flexi Version) 2:50 3-16 –NorthOfCornwallis Billy Liar 4:06 3-17 –Pop Will Eat Itself Mesmerized 1:28 3-18 –Benny Profane Hang Fire 3:18 3-19 –Go! …”
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“…Front Cover -- Half Title Page -- Series Page -- Full Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Acronyms -- Introduction -- The State: Looking Down on JAWS -- Experiencing JAWS: Views from Below -- Overview of the Book -- 1 | Background: The Long Build-Up -- Meteorology as Science in Nineteenth-Century North America -- Meteorology and Arctic Stations -- Weather, the Great War, and the Air Age -- The Second World War, Meteorology, and a New Northern Focus -- 2 | Negotiating JAWS, 1945-47 -- Finding Funding -- Canadian Concerns -- Sovereignty, Security, and Science -- Operation Nanook (1946) -- Compromise and Cooperation -- Reaching an Agreement -- 3 | Situating the First Stations, 1947-48 -- Slidre Fiord (Eureka Sound), Ellesmere Island, 80 15'N., 86 11'W. -- Task Force 68 Ventures North -- Resolute, Cornwallis Island, 74 70'N., 94 54'W. -- 4 | Finishing the Network, 1948-50 -- Isachsen, Ellef Ringnes Island, 78 46'40' N., 103 31'40' W. -- Mould Bay, Prince Patrick Island, 76 14'16'N., 119 20'28'W. -- Resupplying the Stations: The Trials of Task Force 80 -- Early Life at the Stations -- Adapting to the Environment -- Canadian Capabilities, Sovereignty, and the Resupply Missions of 1949-50 -- Alert, Ellesmere Island, 82 30'06'N., 62 19'47'W. -- 5 | Who Did the Stations Need... and Who Did TheyGet? …”
“…In Enthusiasms and Loyalties Keith Grant shows that British North Americans participated in a transatlantic swirl of debates over emotions as they attempted to cultivate and make sense of their own feelings in turbulent times. …”