Journal of the American Revolution : Annual Volume 2019

The fifth annual edition of the best articles published over the past year in the Journal of the American Revolution. Articles include, the first countries to diplomatically recognize the United States (Yes, you guessed it, Sweden is number four on the list the first neutral, non-warring country to recognize the United States the king loved Ben Franklin!); Benedict Arnold's master plan for a British victory (and had they carried it out, it probably would have worked); slavery through the eyes of Revolutionary generals (some thought it was OK; others thought it was an abomination that would be sorted out in about 90 years); China and the American Revolution (trade was a major element in all diplomacy during this period and following the war, American ships gained access to China's wares); the death and resurrection of Major Andr (an absolutely fascinating look at how an obscure British officer became the lasting martyr of the British cause in America); a most extraordinary murder, about a woman who hired two British deserters to kill her estranged husband (an intrigue from more than two centuries ago).