Preface vii
Illustrations and Maps
xi
Prologue: New York, July 1776 xv
PART ONE: THE END OF A LONG PEACE
A Delicate Balance
3(14)
The Half King's Dilemma
17(8)
Confrontation on the Ohio
25(12)
``Thou Art Not Yet Dead, My Father''
37(18)
PART TWO: LA GUERRE SAUVAGE
Intervention
55(9)
Braddock's March
64(10)
A Lake Defended, a Province Purged
74(14)
La Guerre Sauvage
88(12)
The European War Begins
100(6)
The Making of a ``Massacre''
106(13)
PART THREE: TURNING POINT
The Ascent of William Pitt
119(14)
The Red Cross of Carillon
133(8)
Louisbourg
141(5)
Colonel Bradstreet's Coup
146(6)
Makers of War, Makers of Peace
152(11)
General Forbes's Last Campaign
163(10)
Reckonings
173(6)
PART FOUR: CONQUESTS AND CONSEQUENCES
A Shift in the Balance
179(5)
Incident at La Belle Famille
184(5)
General Amherst Hesitates
189(4)
The Plains of Abraham
193(14)
``A Mighty Empire''
207(11)
The Spanish Gambit
218(10)
Peace
228(3)
Insurrection
231(11)
Crisis and Resolution
242(9)
A Patriot's Progress
251(12)
Epilogue: Legacies 263(4)
Bibliographic Note 267(10)
Acknowledgments 277(4)
Index 281