A polite and commercial people
Subtitle: England 1727-1783
By: Paul Langford.
Series: The New Oxford history of England
Publisher: Clarendon Press; Oxford University Press
Published: 1990
Place of publication: Oxford; Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 803
Subjects: Great Britain -- History -- George II, 1727-1760; Great Britain -- History -- 1760-1789; England -- Civilization -- 18th century
Description: In this, the most authoritative, comprehensive general history of England between the accession of George II and the loss of America, Paul Langford merges conflicting images of the 18th century into a coherent picture to reveal the true character of the age.
Notes: Includes index.

Bibliography: p. [741]-766.