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020			_a9781612347820
020			_a1612347827
020			_z9781612347677 (pbk. : alk. paper)
035			_a(OCoLC)925522607
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050	0	0	_aE208 _b.D85 2015
082	0	0	_a973.3 _223
100	1		_aDull, Jonathan R., _d1942- _eauthor.
245	1	4	_aThe miracle of American independence _h[electronic resource] : _btwenty ways things could have turned out differently / _cJonathan R. Dull.
260			_aLincoln : _bUniversity of Nebraska Press, _c2015. _e(Baltimore, Md. : _fProject MUSE, _g2015)
300			_a1 online resource (pages cm)
336			_atext _btxt
337			_acomputer _bc
338			_aonline resource _bcr
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aPart I. Seven ways the British might have averted American independence -- Britain could have continued to accept America's partial autonomy -- There might have been a peaceful resolution of the colonial rivalry of 1748-1755 -- The war of 1755 could have ended in a quick British victory -- The French could have won the war -- The British Army could have withdrawn from the American frontier -- The British government might have learned a lesson from the Stamp Act fiasco -- The British might have avoided war with the American colonies -- Part II. Twelve ways the British could have overcome American independence -- American resistance might have been fatally weakened during 1775 -- The Seven Years' War could have permanently weakened the French Navy -- The British might have accepted France's pleas for better relations -- King Louis XVI could have refused to arm the Americans -- The British might have crushed the Continental Army -- Louis XVI could have pulled back from war -- Spain might not have joined the war -- Spain might have made peace with Britain -- The British might have captured West Point -- A financial collapse could have doomed the Revolution -- The allies might not have achieved the cooperation needed for victory -- The peace treaty could have left the United States too weak to survive -- Part III. The way the United States could have lost its independence -- The american union might not have lasted.
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
651		0	_aUnited States _xHistory _yRevolution, 1775-1783.
655		7	_aElectronic books. _2local
710	2		_aProject Muse.
830		0	_aUPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
856	4	0	_zFull text available: _uhttps://muse.jhu.edu/books/9781612347820/
945			_aProject MUSE - UPCC 2016 History
945			_aProject MUSE - UPCC 2016 Complete
999			_c430 _d430