Friends of Liberty (Paperback)
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Editorial: Jim Stovall, 2026
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Paperback. In the spring 1775, John Wilkes-Lord Mayor of London-came close to treason.He secretly helped supply French arms to American rebels, an act punishable by death. But Wilkes wasn't a rogue actor. He was part of a transatlantic network of British radicals, reformers, and opposition politicians who risked everything to support American independence.Their stories have been largely forgotten. Until now.THE MINISTER WHO CHANGED HISTORYWhen Welsh minister Richard Price published his pamphlet Observations on the Nature of Civil Liberty in February 1776, it sold 60,000 copies in days-and 180,000 total. Americans devoured it. John Adams said it helped tip the scales toward declaring independence. Yale awarded Price an honorary doctorate alongside George Washington. Yet most Americans today have never heard his name.THE WOMAN WHO DEFIED EVERY CONVENTIONCatharine Macaulay was England's first female published historian, celebrated across Europe and America for her radical politics. She corresponded with Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Mercy Otis Warren, and dozens of other patriots. After the war, she became the first English radical to visit the new nation-and spent time at Mount Vernon as Washington's guest. He called her a lady "whose principles are so much and so justly admired by the friends of liberty."THE SPY IN LONDONArthur Lee practiced law in London while secretly serving as one of America's first intelligence agents. He gathered information on British military plans, identified a British double agent, and-at a dinner party hosted by John Wilkes-made the connection with French playwright Beaumarchais that would help secure the alliance with France. It was espionage conducted in drawing rooms and coffeehouses, with the gallows as the price of failure.THE PROPHET PARLIAMENT IGNOREDEdmund Burke delivered the most eloquent speeches of the age warning that war with America would fail-and that France would exploit the conflict. Parliament ignored him. Every prediction came true. When news of Yorktown reached London, Burke's warnings stood as prophecy fulfilled, but he took no pleasure in vindication.A REVOLUTION ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ATLANTICFriends of Liberty reveals that the American Revolution was never simply a colonial rebellion. It was a transatlantic movement sustained by networks of correspondence, friendship, and shared conviction. Letters crossed the ocean carrying intelligence and ideas. Pamphlets published in London were reprinted in Boston. Dinner parties in Mayfair connected American agents with French financiers. And through it all, British allies faced accusations of treason, social ostracism, and political ruin for supporting a cause they believed was right.Drawing on letters, speeches, pamphlets, and contemporary accounts, historian [Author name] brings these forgotten figures to vivid life-their courage, their friendships with the Founding Fathers, and the real risks they took. This is narrative history at its best: character-driven, richly detailed, and illuminating a dimension of the Revolution that changes how we understand America's founding. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…
N° de ref. del artículo 9798233108181
- Título
- Friends of Liberty (Paperback)
- Autor
- Jim Stovall
- Editorial
- Jim Stovall
- Año de publicación
- 2026
- Estado
- new
- Encuadernación
- Paperback
- Idioma
- inglés
- ISBN 13
- 9798233108181
- Serie
- Libro 1 de 4: Friends of Liberty
In the spring 1775, John Wilkes-Lord Mayor of London-came close to treason.
He secretly helped supply French arms to American rebels, an act punishable by death. But Wilkes wasn't a rogue actor. He was part of a transatlantic network of British radicals, reformers, and opposition politicians who risked everything to support American independence.
Their stories have been largely forgotten. Until now.
THE MINISTER WHO CHANGED HISTORY
When Welsh minister Richard Price published his pamphlet Observations on the Nature of Civil Liberty in February 1776, it sold 60,000 copies in days-and 180,000 total. Americans devoured it. John Adams said it helped tip the scales toward declaring independence. Yale awarded Price an honorary doctorate alongside George Washington. Yet most Americans today have never heard his name.
THE WOMAN WHO DEFIED EVERY CONVENTION
Catharine Macaulay was England's first female published historian, celebrated across Europe and America for her radical politics. She corresponded with Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Mercy Otis Warren, and dozens of other patriots. After the war, she became the first English radical to visit the new nation-and spent time at Mount Vernon as Washington's guest. He called her a lady "whose principles are so much and so justly admired by the friends of liberty."
THE SPY IN LONDON
Arthur Lee practiced law in London while secretly serving as one of America's first intelligence agents. He gathered information on British military plans, identified a British double agent, and-at a dinner party hosted by John Wilkes-made the connection with French playwright Beaumarchais that would help secure the alliance with France. It was espionage conducted in drawing rooms and coffeehouses, with the gallows as the price of failure.
THE PROPHET PARLIAMENT IGNORED
Edmund Burke delivered the most eloquent speeches of the age warning that war with America would fail-and that France would exploit the conflict. Parliament ignored him. Every prediction came true. When news of Yorktown reached London, Burke's warnings stood as prophecy fulfilled, but he took no pleasure in vindication.
A REVOLUTION ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ATLANTIC
Friends of Liberty reveals that the American Revolution was never simply a colonial rebellion. It was a transatlantic movement sustained by networks of correspondence, friendship, and shared conviction. Letters crossed the ocean carrying intelligence and ideas. Pamphlets published in London were reprinted in Boston. Dinner parties in Mayfair connected American agents with French financiers. And through it all, British allies faced accusations of treason, social ostracism, and political ruin for supporting a cause they believed was right.
Drawing on letters, speeches, pamphlets, and contemporary accounts, historian [Author name] brings these forgotten figures to vivid life-their courage, their friendships with the Founding Fathers, and the real risks they took. This is narrative history at its best: character-driven, richly detailed, and illuminating a dimension of the Revolution that changes how we understand America's founding.
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