The story of the Continental Congress from 1774, before the United States became a nation, to 1778, when, as a new nation fighting for independence, it secured an ally: France. Letters and documents reveal aggravations and triumphs of frazzled delegates to the Continental Congress as it evolved into an improvisational national government.

The story of the Continental Congress from 1778—just after it secured an alliance with France—to 1794, when the War of Independence ended. Letters and documents reveal how the new nation’s improvisational government struggled to hold the union and the alliance together and avert financial ruin amidst war, treachery, and troop mutinies.

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Discover the major political scandals from Nixon to Trump. Find out more about the scandalous presidencies that shaped America. Read about their international origins and international consequences.

This book is unique among thousands of books on the subject. None before has explored the Civil War’s related and enduring conflicts of ideas and principles through four centuries of a nation’s history.

On 27 April 1994, South Africa went to the polls and delivered the first black government in the country’s history. This was the Mandela Revolution.

Using a series of historical case studies, experts explore what actually is winning in a military context.