Excerpt from Frederick the Great and the American Revolution A willing and credulous public, and it has been completely exploded.1 Furthermore, as Bancroft admits, there is nowhere in Frederick's correspondence any trace of a personal interest in Washington? Much the same may be affirmed of his interest in the colonies. His rather friendly attitude toward them was due chiefly to his hatred for England and to his desire to keep a way open for commercial relations with the new power in case it should sustain its independ ence. There is little or no evidence to prove that sentiment was a factor in determining his policy. Paul leland haworth. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.