The Man Who Saw the Future
Subtitle: William Paterson's Vision of Free Trade
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Texere
Published: April 15, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 392
ISBN-13: 9781587991431
Subjects: Biography: general; Entrepreneurship; Geographical discovery & exploration; International trade; Modern - 17th Century; Economic History; Business / Economics / Finance; Business & Economics; Great Britain; Business/Economics; Free trade; Economics - Theory; Free Enterprise; Education / Professional Development; Paterson, William,; 1658-1719; Biography; Businessmen
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.