Underwriters of the United States : how insurance shaped the American founding
2021
368.22 F219 2021
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Title
Underwriters of the United States : how insurance shaped the American founding
Variant Title
How insurance shaped the American founding
Published
Williamsburg, VA : Chapel Hill : Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture ; University of North Carolina Press, 2021.
Description
xi, 335 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
Call Number
368.22 F219 2021
System Control No.
(OCoLC)1244883082
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-326) and index.
L2021M177
"Unassuming but formidable, American maritime insurers used their position at the pinnacle of global trade to shape the new nation. The international information they gathered and the capital they generated enabled them to play central roles in state building and economic development. Deeply and imaginatively researched, Underwriters of the United States uses marine insurers to reveal a startlingly original story of risk, money, and power in the founding era"--Provided by publisher.
L2021M177
"Unassuming but formidable, American maritime insurers used their position at the pinnacle of global trade to shape the new nation. The international information they gathered and the capital they generated enabled them to play central roles in state building and economic development. Deeply and imaginatively researched, Underwriters of the United States uses marine insurers to reveal a startlingly original story of risk, money, and power in the founding era"--Provided by publisher.
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