Defying empire : trading with the enemy in colonial New York / / Thomas M. Truxes

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910961389503321
• Autore: Truxes Thomas M
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2008
• ISBN: 9786612351761; 9781282351769; 1282351761; 9780300150438; 0300150431
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (304 p.)
• Disciplina: 973.2/6
• Soggetti: Merchants - New York (State) - New York - History - 18th century; Trials (Treason) - New York (State) - New York - History - 18th century; United States History French and Indian War, 1754-1763 Economic aspects; New York (N.Y.) Commerce History 18th century; West Indies, French Commerce History 18th century; New York (N.Y.) Commerce France; France Commerce New York (State) New York; New York (N.Y.) History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775; United States History French and Indian War, 1754-1763 Naval operations, British
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-274) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Maps -- Preface -- A Note on the Text -- Introduction -- Prologue -- 1. A City at War -- 2. Admiral Hardy and the Smugglers -- 3. Frenchified Bottoms -- 4. Mountmen -- 5. Flag-Trucers -- 6. Mixed Messages -- 7. Business as Usual -- 8. Crackdown -- 9. The Trial -- 10. Fruits of Victory -- Epilogue. Path to Revolution -- Conclusion -- Chronology -- Glossary of Persons -- Glossary of Terms -- Statutes, Proclamations, and Orders in Council -- Notes -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This enthralling book is the first to uncover the story of New York City merchants who engaged in forbidden trade with the enemy before and during the Seven Years' War (also known as the French and Indian War). Ignoring British prohibitions designed to end North America's wartime trade with the French, New York's merchant elite conducted a thriving business in the French West Indies, insisting that their behavior was protected by long practice and British commercial law. But the government in London viewed it as treachery, and its subsequent efforts to discipline North American commerce inflamed the colonists.Through fast-moving events and unforgettable characters, historian Thomas M. Truxes brings eighteenth-century New York and the Atlantic world to life. There are spies, street riots, exotic settings, informers, courtroom dramas, interdictions on the high seas, ruthless businessmen, political intrigues, and more. The author traces each phase of the city's trade with the enemy and details the frustrations that affected both British officials and independent-minded New Yorkers. The first book to focus on New York City during the Seven Years' War, Defying Empire reveals the important role the city played in hastening the colonies' march toward revolution.