Author: Maurice Ollivier
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Colonial conferences
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Defying Empire
Author: Thomas M. Truxes
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300150431
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
This enthralling book is the first to uncover the story of New York City merchants who engaged in forbidden trade with the enemy before and during the Seven Years’ War (also known as the French and Indian War). Ignoring British prohibitions designed to end North America’s wartime trade with the French, New York’s merchant elite conducted a thriving business in the French West Indies, insisting that their behavior was protected by long practice and British commercial law. But the government in London viewed it as treachery, and its subsequent efforts to discipline North American commerce inflamed the colonists.Through fast-moving events and unforgettable characters, historian Thomas M. Truxes brings eighteenth-century New York and the Atlantic world to life. There are spies, street riots, exotic settings, informers, courtroom dramas, interdictions on the high seas, ruthless businessmen, political intrigues, and more. The author traces each phase of the city’s trade with the enemy and details the frustrations that affected both British officials and independent-minded New Yorkers. The first book to focus on New York City during the Seven Years’ War, Defying Empire reveals the important role the city played in hastening the colonies’ march toward revolution.
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300150431
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
This enthralling book is the first to uncover the story of New York City merchants who engaged in forbidden trade with the enemy before and during the Seven Years’ War (also known as the French and Indian War). Ignoring British prohibitions designed to end North America’s wartime trade with the French, New York’s merchant elite conducted a thriving business in the French West Indies, insisting that their behavior was protected by long practice and British commercial law. But the government in London viewed it as treachery, and its subsequent efforts to discipline North American commerce inflamed the colonists.Through fast-moving events and unforgettable characters, historian Thomas M. Truxes brings eighteenth-century New York and the Atlantic world to life. There are spies, street riots, exotic settings, informers, courtroom dramas, interdictions on the high seas, ruthless businessmen, political intrigues, and more. The author traces each phase of the city’s trade with the enemy and details the frustrations that affected both British officials and independent-minded New Yorkers. The first book to focus on New York City during the Seven Years’ War, Defying Empire reveals the important role the city played in hastening the colonies’ march toward revolution.
The Colonial and Imperial Conferences from 1887 to 1937
Author: Maurice Ollivier
Publisher:
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Category : Colonial conferences
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Colonial conferences
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
The Day of Sir Wilfrid Laurier: A Chronicle of Our Own Time
Author: Oscar Douglas Skelton
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
"The Day of Sir Wilfrid Laurier: A Chronicle of Our Own Time" is a historical and biographical novel of the Canadian lawyer, statesman, and politician who served as the seventh Prime Minister of Canada from 1896 to 1911. The first French Canadian prime minister, his 15-year tenure remains the longest unbroken term of office among Canadian prime ministers and his nearly 45 years of service in the House of Commons is a record for the House. Laurier is best known for his compromises between English and French Canada. The main emphasis of the book is to look more at the significant events in Canada during his time in office, rather than a more personalized biography.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
"The Day of Sir Wilfrid Laurier: A Chronicle of Our Own Time" is a historical and biographical novel of the Canadian lawyer, statesman, and politician who served as the seventh Prime Minister of Canada from 1896 to 1911. The first French Canadian prime minister, his 15-year tenure remains the longest unbroken term of office among Canadian prime ministers and his nearly 45 years of service in the House of Commons is a record for the House. Laurier is best known for his compromises between English and French Canada. The main emphasis of the book is to look more at the significant events in Canada during his time in office, rather than a more personalized biography.
The Oxford Survey of the British Empire
Author: Andrew John Herbertson
Publisher:
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
The Day of Sir Wilfrid Laurier: A Chronicle of Our Own Time
Author: Oscar D. Skelton
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
The Day of Sir Wilfrid Laurier retells the chronicles of a successful man in politics living in Quebec in the 1800s. You will enjoy this humble and comprehensive snapshot of Canadian history. Contents: The Making of a Canadian, Politics in the Sixties, First Years in Parliament, In Opposition, 1878-1887, Leader of the Opposition.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
The Day of Sir Wilfrid Laurier retells the chronicles of a successful man in politics living in Quebec in the 1800s. You will enjoy this humble and comprehensive snapshot of Canadian history. Contents: The Making of a Canadian, Politics in the Sixties, First Years in Parliament, In Opposition, 1878-1887, Leader of the Opposition.
Beilage XV ...
Author: Bayerisches Statistisches Landesamt
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Chronicles of Canada
Author: George McKinnon Wrong
Publisher:
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Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 388
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The Sterling Area
Author: British Information Services
Publisher:
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Category : Sterling area
Languages : en
Pages : 8
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Sterling area
Languages : en
Pages : 8
Book Description
The Crisis of Conservatism
Author: E.H.H. Green
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134763883
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 407
Book Description
The Crisis of Conservatism 1880-1914 offers a new interpretation of Conservative politics in the period 1880-1914 and comes to the startling conclusion that, but for the intervention of the First World War, there may well have been a 'Strange Death of Tory England.'
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134763883
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 407
Book Description
The Crisis of Conservatism 1880-1914 offers a new interpretation of Conservative politics in the period 1880-1914 and comes to the startling conclusion that, but for the intervention of the First World War, there may well have been a 'Strange Death of Tory England.'
The Statist
Author:
Publisher:
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Category : Commerce
Languages : en
Pages : 1268
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Commerce
Languages : en
Pages : 1268
Book Description