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Subject(s)

• South Carolina—Commerce—Great Britain—History—18th century [Browse]
• Great Britain—Commerce—South Carolina—History—18th century [Browse]
• South Carolina—Relations—Great Britain [Browse]
• Great Britain—Relations—South Carolina [Browse]

Series

• Carolina lowcountry and the Atlantic world [More in this series]
• The Carolina lowcountry and the Atlantic world

Summary note

"London's 'Carolina traders,' a little-known group of transatlantic merchants, played a pivotal but historically neglected role in the rise of tensions in the South Carolina lowcountry. In Trade, politics, and revolution, Huw David delves into the lives of these men and explores their influence on commerce and politics in the years before and after the American Revolution"-- Dust jacket.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-248) and index.

Contents

• "A large territory on the Atlantic Ocean, in a temperate latitude" : South Carolina and Great Britain
• "The metropolis of South Carolina" : London lobbying and Charles Town commerce
• "Friends to assist at home" : London's Carolina trade in the 1740s and 1750s
• "Cankers to the riches of a country" : transatlantic absenteeism in colonial South Carolina
• "From humble & moderate fortunes to great affluence" : the transatlantic Carolina trade and imperial crises
• The voyage of the Lord North : American independence, Anglo-Carolinian trade, and unfinished business
• Conclusion : "let me have done with American lands."

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ISBN

• 9781611178944 (hardcover ; : alkaline paper)
• 1611178940 (hardcover ; : alkaline paper)

LCCN

2018016239

OCLC

1031429435

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