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The enterprises of Robert Hamilton : a study of wealth and influence in early upper Canada, 1776-1812 / Bruce G. Wilson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wilson, Bruce G., author.
- Series:
- Carleton library ; no. 128.
- Carleton Library Series ; 128
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hamilton, Robert, 1750-1809.
- Hamilton, Robert.
- Businesspeople--Ontario--Niagara Peninsula--Biography.
- Businesspeople.
- Niagara Peninsula (Ont.)--Biography.
- Niagara Peninsula (Ont.).
- Niagara Peninsula (Ont.)--History.
- Niagara Peninsula (Ont.)--Economic conditions.
- Niagara Peninsula (Ont.)--Commerce.
- Ontario--Economic conditions.
- Ontario.
- Ontario--Commerce.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (261 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Ottawa, [Ontario] : Carleton University Press, 1983.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- No detailed description available for "Enterprises of Robert Hamilton".
- Contents:
- Front Matter
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- The Apprenticeship of Robert Hamilton, 1776-83
- The Post-Revolutionary Adjustment
- The Distribution of Public Office
- Merchants, Politics and Administration, 1783-96
- Kinship and Commerce: The Hamilton Network
- The Enterprises of Robert Hamilton: Portaging and Provisioning
- The Enterprises of Robert Hamilton: Retailing and Land Speculation
- The Politics of Commerce: Preconceptions and Strategies
- Merchants and Patronage
- Merchants and Local Leadership in the Niagara Peninsula
- The Decline of the Hamilton Enterprises
- Conclusion
- Land Holdings in the Niagara Peninsula
- Maps
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- The Carleton Library Series
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-7735-7336-4
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