Stephen Girard's trade with China, 1787-1824
Subtitle: the norms versus the profits of trade
By: Jonathan Goldstein
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: MerwinAsia
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Portland, ME
Language: eng
Number of pages: 141
ISBN-13: 9781878282934; 9781878282828
Subjects: Commerce; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The American China trade and the experience of Stephen Girard : a bibliographical note; title: Canton and Philadelphia; title: Trading empires converge : Girard enters the China trade; title: Girard develops his China trade fleet; title: Trading empires collide : the Terranova incident of 1821 and Girard's withdrawal from the China trade; title: Appendix : a master log of Girard's China voyages; title: Illustrated centerfold section; title: Bibliography/abbreviations/glossary/Qing dynasty reign periods; title: Index.