Underwriters of the United States : how insurance shaped the American founding / Hannah Farber.
Author/creator |
Farber, Hannah author. |
Format | Book and Print |
Publication Info | Williamsburg, Virginia : Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture ; Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2021] |
Description | 1 volume : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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Abstract | "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. |
Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Genre/form | History. |
LCCN | 2021021862 |
ISBN | 9781469663630 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
ISBN | 1469663635 |
ISBN | (ebook) |
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Joyner | General Stacks | HE964.5 .U5 F37 2021 | Item has been checked out - Due: 08/23/2022 | Want This? |