The Thoughts of a Traveller upon Our American Disputes
- William Draper (author)
- Jack P. Greene (collection editor)
This pamphlet was written under the pseudonym “Viator” by Sir William Draper, an English military officer and writer, addressing the escalating political tensions between Britain and its American colonies on the eve of the Revolutionary War. It offers a period-piece perspective on how contemporary British observers viewed the widening rift with America.
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