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A Prologue to Revolution: The Political Career of George Grenville, 1712-1770
Allen S. Johnson
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hardcover. Num Pages: 366 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; BGH; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
George Grenville was King George III's First Minister from 1763 to 1765. The central issue of Grenville's administration was to deal with the aftermath of the Seven Year's War, particularly with the sharply increased national debt and the cost of continued protection of the American colonies. In seeking to balance the national budget, he blundered into levying taxes on the Americans. The Sugar Act of 1764 aroused very little opposition or even discussion. But it was an entering wedge. The ease with which it sailed through Parliament led Grenville to propose another American tax, the Stamp Act. This aroused vigorous, ... Read more
George Grenville was King George III's First Minister from 1763 to 1765. The central issue of Grenville's administration was to deal with the aftermath of the Seven Year's War, particularly with the sharply increased national debt and the cost of continued protection of the American colonies. In seeking to balance the national budget, he blundered into levying taxes on the Americans. The Sugar Act of 1764 aroused very little opposition or even discussion. But it was an entering wedge. The ease with which it sailed through Parliament led Grenville to propose another American tax, the Stamp Act. This aroused vigorous, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
Number of Pages
366
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780761806004
SKU
V9780761806004
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About Allen S. Johnson
Allen S. Johnson is Professor of History and Geography at N.C. Wesleyan College in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
Reviews for A Prologue to Revolution: The Political Career of George Grenville, 1712-1770
...a sound and informed account, in sixteen chronological chapters, of a man underrated by contemporaries as well as historians.
Peter D. G. Thomas, English Historical Review
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. . . Allen S. Johnson reminds us that high politics in general, and Grenville's career in particular, are worth studying.
The Historian
The only modern life of ... Read more
Peter D. G. Thomas, English Historical Review
CHOICE
. . . Allen S. Johnson reminds us that high politics in general, and Grenville's career in particular, are worth studying.
The Historian
The only modern life of ... Read more