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Some Observations on the Assiento Trade, as It Hath Been Exercised by the South-Sea Company

Some Observations on the Assiento Trade, as It Hath Been Exercised by the South-Sea Company

Proving the Damage, Which Will Accrue Thereby to the British Commerce and Plantations in America, and Particularly to Jamaica: To Which Is Annexed, a Sketch...

by James Knight
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Publication Date: 22/02/2012

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Title: Some observations on the assiento trade, as it hath been exercised by the South-Sea Company: proving the damage, which will accrue thereby to the British commerce and plantations in America, and particularly to Jamaica: to which is annexed, a sketch of the advantages of that island to Great Britain, by its annual produce, and by its situation for trade or war: addressed to His Grace the Duke of Newcastle, one of His Majesty's principal secretaries of state.

Author: James Knight

Publisher: Gale, Sabin Americana

Description:

Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more.

Sabin Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and more.

Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand, making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars, and readers of all ages.

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The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification:
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SourceLibrary: Huntington Library

DocumentID: SABCP03243900

CollectionID: CTRG00-B507

PublicationDate: 17280101

SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to America

Notes:

Collation: iv, 38 p.; 21 cm
ISBN:
9781275797604
9781275797604
Category:
History of the Americas
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
22-02-2012
Publisher:
Gale, Sabin Americana
Country of origin:
United States
Pages:
44
Dimensions (mm):
246x189x2mm
Weight:
0.09kg
James Knight

James Knight has worked in network television, independent documentaries and is a bestselling author. He has written twelve non-fiction books, with topics including cricket, travel, mountaineering, and human-interest biographies.

He wrote The Dragon's Journey, an incredible story about Vietnamese boat person Duy Long Nguyen; The Man From Coolibah, the bestselling biography of outback legend Milton Jones; and most recently worked with Sally Faulkner on All for my Children. James lives in Sydney.

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