The English Atlantic, 1675-1740: an exploration of communication and community
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Main Author: Steele, Ian Kenneth (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Oxford University Press 1986
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Online Access:Volltext
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-390) and index
1. Introduction; 2. Sugar Routes; 3. Tobacco Routes; 4. Western Routes; 5. Northern Routes and the English Atlantic; 6. Communicating Revolution, 1688-1689; 7. The Posts; 8. The Papers; 9. The Packet Boats, 1702-1715; 10. Sending Peace and War Beyond the Line, 1667-1739; 11. Commerce and Communications; 12. Governors, Agents, and the Communication of Politics; 13. Communication and Community; 14. Conclusion; Abbreviations; Appendix: Tables; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.
This study sets out to overcome the curious prejudice that the ocean is a barrier rather than a means of communication, demonstrating this with regard to the Engish Atlantic empire. It is not realized how closely Britain and the American colonies were connected throughout the colonial period
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xii, 400 pages)
ISBN:1423758315
9781423758310
1601295995
9781601295996
9780195039689
0195039688
1280439424
9781280439421

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