St Peter Port, 1680-1830
Subtitle: the history of an international entrepôt
By: Gregory Stevens Cox.
Publisher: Boydell Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Suffolk, U.K; Rochester, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 247
Subjects: Saint Peter Port (Channel Islands) -- History; Saint Peter Port (Channel Islands) -- Commerce -- History
Other titles: Saint Peter Port, 1680-1830
Description: "St. Peter Port and the story of Guernsey in the eighteenth century have received little attention from historians. In this new study Stevens Cox employs the analytic techniques of urban history to shed light on the economy and society of the town. He evaluates the relative significance of trade and privateering in the generation of mercantile wealth. As their prosperity grew, the merchants turned increasingly towards England in the pursuit of fashion. This is more than just a local study, as St.

Peter Port is shown to have played an important role as an entrepot in the Atlantic economy."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 218-232) and indexes.