Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- I. The Life and Career of Joseph Yorke, 1724-1774 -- II. The Influence of the American Revolution upon Anglo-Dutch Relations, 1774-1777 -- III. St. Eustatius and Anglo-Dutch Relations, 1776-1778 -- IV. French Diplomacy and Anglo-Dutch Relations, 1778-1779 -- V. The John Paul Jones Affair, 1779 -- VI. English Policy and Dutch Resistance, 1779-1780 -- VII. Sir Joseph Yorke, Apostle of Unrelenting Firmness -- Appendixes -- Bibliography -- Index