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Footnotes to history : the personal realm of John Wilson Croker, secretary to the admiralty (1809-1830), a "group family" /
Footnotes to History brings a novel focus to social history. It is a study of a "group family" - an extended family closely structured though marriages that were either internal or with trusted associates. This kind of social entity evolved down the centuries, reaching its zenith in the ea...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Eastbourne :
Sussex Academic Press,
[2015]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- ""Front Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Family Trees""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Introduction""; ""Part I William Pennell""; ""1 Waterford and Bordeaux""; ""2 Defending British Interests in Brazil""; ""Part II The Family""; ""3 The Crokers""; ""4 Portsmouth and Brest""; ""5 Spendthrifts and Picture Dealers""; ""6 Rio and the Afghan Frontier""; ""7 Naval Reports, Oysters and Trout Flies""; ""8 Merchants� Wives: Brazil and Liverpool""; ""9 To South America and St. Helena""; ""Part III Ancestors""; ""10 Ship-Owners and Merchants""
- ""11 The Decline of the Newfoundland Cod Trade""""12 Medieval Roots and the Restoration""; ""13 Clocks and Clergy""; ""Conclusion""; ""Appendix""; ""References""; ""Index""; ""Back Cover""