france

Examines the naval tactics of the American colonies during the Revolutionary War, and focuses on the acts of piracy which set sites against British merchant ships, and discusses how the spoils were divided.

Recounts the 1797 Paris negotiations that attempted to avert war between France and the United States.

Presents a comprehensive study of Benjamin Franklin's eight-year mission to negotiate assistance from France to help finance America's war against England and examines his relationship with the French people and the monarchy and the impact he made upon society.