Borderland smuggling : patriots, loyalists, and illicit trade in the Northeast, 1783-1820 /

Smith treats the Passamaquoddy Bay smuggling as more than a local episode of antiquarian interest. Indeed, he crafts a local case study to illuminate a widespread phenomenon in early modern Europe and the Americas.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Smith, Joshua M.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, ©2006.
Series:New perspectives on maritime history and nautical archaeology.
Subjects:
1700-1899
Smuggling > Northeast boundary of the United States > History > 18th century.
Smuggling > Northeast boundary of the United States > History > 19th century.
Contrebande > Frontière du Nord-Est (États-Unis) > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Contrebande > Frontière du Nord-Est (États-Unis) > Histoire > 19e siècle.
TRUE CRIME > General.
Smuggling
Schmuggel
Grenze
United States > Northeast boundary of the United States
USA > Nordoststaaten
Kanada
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • "The Habit of Smuggling"
  • "A Sort of Neutrality"
  • "A Commerce of Mere Stone"
  • "The Rascals of Passamaquoddy"
  • "The Pursuit of Ignominious Gain"
  • "Ulmer Was a Rascal"
  • "Actual and Unqualified Rebellion"
  • Conclusion: The Memory of Smuggling.

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