When London Was Capital of America

(NYTBR) ... Woven into all these personal stories is a broader account of Britain’s empire, with London as its center. Yet Flavell always punctuates her narrative with lively (and often telling) details: in the 18th century, for example, there was no such thing as an American accent, and most Englishmen of the period believed that the American colonists were black. Beautifully reimagining a city that was a distant but integral part of American life, Flavell’s book is essential reading for anyone interested in the colonial period. Continued

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