The Scratch of a Pen: 1763 and the Transformation of North America (Hardback)
The Scratch of a Pen: 1763 and the Transformation of North America (Hardback)
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From the dust jacket: "In February 1763, Britain, Spain, and France signed the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years' War, known in America as the French and Indian War. In this one document, more American territory changed hands than in any treaty before or since. As the great historian Francis Parkman wrote, '...half a continent...changed hands at the scratch of a pen.'"
The book covers the ramifications of the Treaty of Paris, as the author tells the story through the eyes of the Native Americans, Spanish, French, and English. There are a few black-and-white illustrations and maps.
The Table of Contents
- Editor's Note
- Acknowledgments
- 1763 Timeline
- Introduction: War, Peace, and Revolution
- 1. America and Americans in 1763
- 2. Contested Lands
- 3. The First War of Independence
- 4. Setting Boundaries
- 5. Endings and Endurance in French America
- 6. Louisiana Transfer and Mississippi Frontier
- 7. Exiles and Expulsions
- Epilogue: A Tale of Two Treaties
- Notes
- Index
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PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press
ISBN-13: 9780195300710
ISBN-10: 0195300718