num_pages: 222
description: Surveying the transatlantic tobacco trade of the 18th century, this study examines the growth of merchant families in Glasgow, their successful trading methods and their eventual demise. It contains an analysis of the effect the American War of Independence had on Scottish transatlantic trade.
language: English
title: The Tobacco Lords: A Study of the Tobacco Merchants of Glasgow and their Trading Activities, C. 1740-90
titlecomplete: The Tobacco Lords: A Study of the Tobacco Merchants of Glasgow and their Trading Activities, C. 1740-90
characters: Andrew Cochrane, Archibald Ingram
ratings_count: 2
places: Glasgow, Scotland, Virginia
publisher: Edinburgh University Press