If we were to judge only by the long-term impact of human beings at the height of their powers in 1759, there is a strong argument for awarding pride of historical place to John Wesley, the founder of Methodism.
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1759
the year Britain became master of the world
1st American ed.
by Frank McLynn
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History would have been different if not for the events of 1759. It was the fourth year of the Seven Years', or the French-and-Indian, War, and crucial victories against the French in the first truly global conflict laid the foundations of British supremacy throughout the world for the next hundred years. The defeat of the French not only paved the way for the global hegemony of the English language but also made the emergence of the United States possible. Guiding us through England's often extremely narrow victories in India, North America, and the Caribbean, McLynn controversially suggests that the birth of the British Empire was more a result of luck than of rigorous planning. McLynn includes anecdotes of the intellectual and cultural leaders of the day--Swedenborg, Hume, Voltaire--and sources ranging from the Vatican archives to oral histories of Native Americans.--From publisher description.
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Table of Contents
The struggle for New France
The Bonnie Prince and the crafty minister
Pitt and the West Indies
Canada
India
Wolfe at Quebec
Lagos Bay, Portugal
Minden
The Plains of Abraham
Rogers' Rangers
Quiberon Bay.
Edition Notes
Originally published: London : Jonathan Cape, 2004.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 393-412) and index.
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