Saltpeter : the mother of gunpowder / David Cressy.

Author/creator Cressy, David
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoOxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Descriptionxii, 237 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects

Contents Mysterious saltpeter -- The gunpowder kingship of Henry VIII -- The Elizabethan quest for infinite security -- Saltpeter for a peaceable kingdom -- The inestimable treasure of Charles I -- Saltpeter revolution -- Saltpeter for a global power -- The New World and the ancien régime.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [213]-230) and index.
ISBN9780199695751
ISBN019969575X

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks TP238 .C74 2013 ✔ Available Place Hold