Colonial America and the Earl of Halifax, 1748-1761 /

This book examines the governance of British America in the period prior to the American Revolution. Focusing upon the career of George Montagu Dunk, Second Earl of Halifax and First Lord of the Board of Trade & Plantations (1716-1771), it explores colonial planners and policy-makers during the...

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Main Author: Beaumont, Andrew D. M. 1980-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Corby : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Series:Oxford historical monographs.
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • ""Cover""; ""Colonial America and the Earl of Halifax, 1748â€?1761""; ""Copyright""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Contents""; ""List of Abbreviations""; ""Introduction: Adventure Capitalists""; ""1: An Ambitious Man, 1716â€?48""; ""2: The Board of Trade, 1748â€?49""; ""3: The Means to an End, 1749â€?52""; ""4: The Company, 1752â€?54""; ""5: The Perfect Storm, 1753â€?54""; ""6: The Albany Moment, 1753â€?55""; ""7: The Commanders-in-Chief, 1754â€?56""; ""8: Conflict, 1756â€?58""; ""9: The Star of the Hour, 1758â€?63""; ""10: Coda, 1761â€?71""; ""Bibliography""; ""PRIMARY SOURCES""