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Traders and Gentlefolk : The Livingstons of New York, 1675-1790 /

Including among their number a signer of the Declaration of Independence and the founder of an ironworks, the Livingstons were a prominent family in the political, economic, and social life of colonial New York. Drawing on a rich array of sources, Cynthia Kierner vividly recreates the history of fou...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kierner, Cynthia A. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2018]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Maps and Tables
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • 1. Politics for Profit
  • 2. The Family Business
  • 3. The Family Land
  • 4. Useful Gentlefolk
  • 5. Politics and Principles
  • 6. Aristocratic Republicans
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix: Livingston Genealogy
  • Bibliographical Essay
  • Index