A Fleeting Empire: Early Stuart Britain and the Merchant Adventurers to Canada
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Before the future of North American rule was decided by the battle between British and French forces on the Plains of Abraham, Britain's emerging imperial interests were represented by ambitious merchants and privateers. A Fleeting Empire examines the lives and exploits of early European adventurers in North America, revealing the murky mix of self-interest, patriotism, and adventure that motivated them. The union of the English and Scottish crowns...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0773537783
ISBN13:9780773537781
Release Date:October 2010
Publisher:McGill-Queen's University Press
Length:256 Pages
Weight:1.30 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"
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