The Man Who Saw the Future
Subtitle: William Patersons Vision of Free Trade
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Texere Publishing Ltd.
Published: February 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 277
ISBN-13: 9781587991790
Subjects: Biography: general; British & Irish history: c 1500 to c 1700; International trade; c 1600 to c 1700; Free Enterprise; Business/Economics; Biography & Autobiography; Business / Economics / Finance; United Kingdom, Great Britain; International - Economics; Economic History; Economics - Theory; Business
First sentence: December 1679. The day dawned with tropical suddenness over the calm waters of Port Royal harbour, the first rays of the sun catching the sails of a little fleet of armed sailing ships, flashes of white against the deep azure sky.