The Sugar Barons

Informationen zum Autor Matthew Parker Klappentext For 200 years after 1650 the West Indies were the most fought-over colonies in the world, as Europeans made and lost immense fortunes growing and trading in sugar - a commodity so lucrative that it was known as white gold. Young men, beset by death and disease, an ocean away from the moral anchors of life in Britain, created immense dynastic wealth but produced a society poisoned by war, sickness, cruelty and corruption. The Sugar Barons explores the lives and experiences of those whose fortunes rose and fell with the West Indian empire. From the ambitious and brilliant entrepreneurs, to the grandees wielding power across the Atlantic, to the inheritors often consumed by decadence, disgrace and madness, this is the compelling story of how a few small islands and a handful of families decisively shaped the British Empire. Zusammenfassung For 200 years after 1650 the West Indies were the most fought-over colonies in the world, as Europeans made and lost immense fortunes growing and trading in sugar - a commodity so lucrative that it was known as white gold.

Product details

• Authors: Matthew Parker, Parker Matthew
• Publisher: Windmill Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 02.02.2012
• EAN: 9780099558453
• ISBN: 978-0-09-955845-3
• No. of pages: 480
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 29 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; European History, British Empire, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, HISTORY / Modern / 17th Century, HISTORY / Modern / 18th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Imperialism, Economic history, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, History of the Americas, West Indies