The enterprising admiral : the personal fortune of Admiral Sir Peter Warren /

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The financial impact of war in the eighteenth century upon the corps of naval officers has not been systematically studied. Nor have the opportunities of a naval career to exploit such sidelines as trade, money-lending, and land purchases in the colonies, where officers spent much of their time, bee...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Gwyn, Julian
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 1974.
Subjects:
Warren, Peter, > Sir, > 1703-1752.
Warren, Peter, > Sir, > 1703-1152.
Wealth > Great Britain > History.
Prizes (Property captured at sea) > Great Britain > History.
Admirals > Great Britain > Biography.
Richesse > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
Prises > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Finance.
Admirals.
Prizes (Property captured at sea)
Wealth.
Vermögen
Great Britain.
Electronic books.
Biographies.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Part I Introduction
  • Part II America
  • Part III England and Ireland
  • Appendix A : Warren genealogy
  • Appendix B Warren's New York bond loans 1725-1769.

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