Contraband : smuggling and the birth of the American century

Contraband : smuggling and the birth of the American century

1st ed.

New York : W. W. Norton & Co., 2015.

402 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

364.133 C678 2015

(OCoLC)891610999

An assessment of the role of smuggling in establishing American foreign relations traces the activities of illicit importer Charles L. Lawrence against the backdrop of the Civil War, changing views on patriotism, and Congressional tariffs on foreign luxuries.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [327]-376) and index.
Contents: The prince -- Republic -- Lazarus -- Slaves -- Blockade -- Expatriate -- The parsee -- Leviathan -- Deceivers -- Gilding -- Silk -- Flight -- Pride -- Luxury -- Expansion -- Transformation.
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