Irish-American Trade, 1660-1783
- ISBN-10
- 0521526167
- ISBN-13
- 9780521526166
- Category
- Business & Economics
- Pages
- 448
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1988
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Author
- Thomas M. Truxes
Description
This book assaults well-established myths depicting Ireland's transatlantic trade as subordinate to British interests.
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