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Borderland smuggling : patriots, loyalists, and illicit trade in the Northeast, 1783-1820 / Joshua M. Smith ; foreword by James C. Bradford and Gene A. Smith, series editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Smith, Joshua M.
- Series:
- New perspectives on maritime history and nautical archaeology.
- New perspectives on maritime history and nautical archaeology
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Smuggling--Northeast boundary of the United States--History--18th century.
- Smuggling.
- Smuggling--Northeast boundary of the United States--History--19th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (177 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Gainesville : University Press of Florida, c2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- Front Cover; Table of Contents vii; Foreword ix; Preface xiii; 1. "The Habit of Smuggling" 1; 2. "A Sort of Neutrality" 17; 3. "A Commerce of Mere Stone" 33; 4. "The Rascals of Passamaquoddy" 49; 5. "The Pursuit of Ignominious Gain" 66; 6. "Ulmer Was a Rascal" 81; 7. "Actual and Unqualified Rebellion" 95; Conclusion: The Memory of Smuggling 109; Appendix A. State of Settlement on Moose, Dudley, and Frederick Islands, c. 1800 121; Appendix B. Deputy Marshal's Records of Enemy Aliens, Eastport, c. 1812-1813 123; Notes 125; Bibliography 145; Index 157
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-8130-3706-9
- OCLC:
- 735603633
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