First published in 1781, this work of the Abbe Raynal (1713 69) is the English translation of the last volume of his widely known and influential Philosophy and Political History of the East and West Indies which first appeared in 1770. Raynal's work begins a description of the distressed state of England in 1763 and her calls for help from the colonies in the build-up to the war. Written during the Revolution itself, the book speculates about the ending of the conflict in chapters entitled 'What ought to be the politics of the House of Bourbon, if victorious' and 'What idea should be formed...
First published in 1781, this work of the Abbe Raynal (1713 69) is the English translation of the last volume of his widely known and influential Phil...