1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910465209903321

Autore

Jarvis Michael (Michael J.)

Titolo

In the eye of all trade : Bermuda, Bermudians, and the maritime Atlantic world, 1680-1783 / / Michael J. Jarvis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Chapel Hill, North Carolina] : , : The University of North Carolina Press, , 2010

©2010

ISBN

0-8078-9588-1

1-4696-0029-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (703 p.)

Collana

Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia

Disciplina

972.99

Soggetti

Sailors - Bermuda Islands - History - 18th century

Slaves - Bermuda Islands - History - 18th century

Seafaring life - Bermuda Islands - History - 18th century

Shipping - Bermuda Islands - History - 18th century

Electronic books.

Bermuda Islands History, Naval 18th century

Bermuda Islands Social conditions 18th century

Bermuda Islands Commerce History 18th century

Bermuda Islands Economic conditions 18th century

United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Influence

United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Economic aspects Bermuda Islands

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 473-649) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: In the eye of all trade : Bermuda, Bermudians, and the maritime Atlantic world, 1680-1783 -- Colonizing paradise : the Somers Islands Company and colony -- Bermuda's turn to the sea, 1685-1715 -- Bermuda's maritime economy 1 : circumatlantic shipping and smuggling, 1715-1775 -- Bermuda's maritime economy 2 : working the Atlantic commons, 1690-1775 -- A seafaring people : Bermuda's maritime society -- Maritime migration, trade, and Atlantic families -- Navigating the American Revolution -- Epilogue: From



seaport to sentry post : the decline of maritime Bermuda, 1783-1820 -- Conclusion: Fate, contingency, and the development of maritime America.

Sommario/riassunto

This title recovers a mariner's view of early America as seen through the eyes of Bermuda's seafarers. A social history of 18th century Bermuda, it profiles how one intensively maritime community capitalised on its position 'in the eye of all trade'. The book takes readers aboard small Bermudian sloops and follows white and enslaved sailors as they shuttled cargoes between ports, raked salt, harvested timber, salvaged shipwrecks, hunted whales, captured prizes, and smuggled contraband in an expansive maritime sphere spanning Great Britain's North American and Caribbean colonies.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910696552603321

Autore

Shah Sachin D. <1976->

Titolo

Hydrogeologic characterization of the Brazos River alluvium aquifer, Bosque County to Fort Bend County, Texas [[electronic resource] /] / by Sachin D. Shah, Natalie A. Houston, and Christopher L. Braun ; U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Reston, Va.] : , : U.S. Geological Survey, , 2007

Edizione

[Version 1.0, posted Nov. 2007.]

Descrizione fisica

5 electronic maps : HTML, digital, PDF file

Collana

Scientific investigations map ; ; 2989

Altri autori (Persone)

HoustonNatalie A

BraunChristopher L

Soggetti

Hydrogeology - Texas - Brazos River Valley

Aquifers - Texas - Brazos River Valley

Groundwater - Texas - Brazos River Valley

Maps.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale cartografico a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from HTML index page (viewed on Dec. 6, 2007).

Includes text, table, 2 histograms, and location map.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.