Trade, politics, and revolution : South Carolina and Britain's Atlantic commerce, 1730-1790 / Huw David.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

David, Huw T., 1981- author.

Series:

Carolina lowcountry and the Atlantic world

The Carolina lowcountry and the Atlantic world

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Relations.

Commerce.

History.

South Carolina--Commerce--Great Britain--History--18th century.

South Carolina.

Great Britain--Commerce--South Carolina--History--18th century.

Great Britain.

South Carolina--Relations--Great Britain.

Great Britain--Relations--South Carolina.

International relations.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xxv, 256 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Columbia, South Carolina : University of South Carolina Press, [2018]

Summary:

"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.

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."

Notes:

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

Other Format:

Online version: David, Huw T., 1981- Trade, politics, and revolution.

ISBN:

9781611178944

1611178940

OCLC:

1031429435