num_pages: 235
description: Focuses on the family life and economic contributions of 16 elite merchant businessmen and one businesswoman of Fremantle, Western Australia, examining in particular their role in the city's development, the creation of a harbor, and the development of democratic government. Distributed by ISBS. Ann
language: English
title: The Merchant Princes of Fremantle: The Rise and Decline of a Colonial Elite, 1870-1900
titlecomplete: The Merchant Princes of Fremantle: The Rise and Decline of a Colonial Elite, 1870-1900
publisher: University of Western Australia Press