Trade, Plunder and Settlement: Maritime Enterprise and the Genesis of the British Empire, 1480-1630

Trade, Plunder and Settlement: Maritime Enterprise and the Genesis of the British Empire, 1480-1630
ISBN-10
0521276985
ISBN-13
9780521276986
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
394
Language
English
Published
1984-11-29
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Authors
Kenneth R. Andrews, Kenneth Raymond Andrews

Description

Traces the maritime expansion of England through descriptions of a multitude of sea voyages from 1480 through 1630. Analyzes exploration, trading enterprise ventures and piracy and reveals how the attempts to create British settlements overseas resulted in the founding of the first New World colonies.

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