The Howe Dynasty

The Untold Story of a Military Family and the Women Behind Britain's Wars for America

The Howe Dynasty
Julie Flavell
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Hardback
h244 x 165mm - 480pg
20 Aug 2021 US
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9781631490613
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In December 1774, Benjamin Franklin met Caroline Howe, the sister of British Admiral Richard and General William Howe, in a London drawing room for "half a dozen Games of Chess". As Julie Flavell reveals, the games concealed a matter of the utmost diplomatic urgency, a last-ditch attempt to forestall the outbreak of war. Aware that the Howes, both the men and the women, have seemed impenetrable to historians, Flavell investigated the letters of Caroline Howe, which have been overlooked for centuries. Using these revelatory documents, Flavell provides a compelling reinterpretation of England' s famous family across four wars, centring on their enigmatic roles in the American Revolution. The Howe Dynasty interweaves action-packed stories of North American military campaigns-including the Battles of Bunker Hill and Long Island-with parlour-room intrigues back in England, creating a riveting narrative that brings alive the influence of these extraordinary women in both peacetime and war.
[A]s the Revolutionary War nears, the narrative gains--and retains--a momentum that effectively turns a group biography into a swiftly paced history of the war and its aftermath . . . The author offers much for historians to argue about and plenty for patient readers to enjoy. An intelligent, sympathetic portrait that challenges popular views of the Howe family. -- "Kirkus Reviews" In this brilliantly conceived and vividly written biography . . . Flavell skillfully alternates vivid descriptions of overseas battles with developments in England, and brings new insights to William' s alleged affair with the ' captivating Bostonian' Elizabeth Lloyd Loring. History buffs won' t want to miss this richly textured account. --Publishers Weekly, starred review
Born in Massachusetts, Julie Flavell has pursued a lifelong interest in Anglo-American relationships as reflected in her first book, When London Was Capital of America. A Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, Flavell lives in Britain.
Status: Indent title, imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781631490613
Published: 20 Aug 2021
Published In: United States
Imprint: Liveright Publishing Corporation
Publisher: WW Norton & Co
Format: Hardback
Height: 244mm
Width: 165mm
Spine: 38mm
Weight: 839g
Pages: 480

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