The Howe Dynasty: The Untold Story of a Military Family and the Women Behind Britain's Wars for America
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In December 1774, Benjamin Franklin met Caroline Howe, the sister of British Admiral Richard and General William Howe, in a London drawing room for "half a dozen Games of Chess." As Julie Flavell reveals, the games concealed a matter of the utmost diplomatic urgency, a last-ditch attempt to forestall the outbreak of war. Aware that the Howes, both the men and the women, have seemed impenetrable to historians, Flavell investigated the letters...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1631490613
ISBN13:9781631490613
Release Date:July 2021
Publisher:Liveright Publishing Corporation
Length:480 Pages
Weight:1.86 lbs.
Dimensions:1.5" x 6.4" x 9.6"
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