Defying empire
Subtitle: trading with the enemy in colonial New York
By: Thomas M. Truxes.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780300118407
Subjects: Great Britain. -- Royal Navy -- History -- 18th century; Merchants -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 18th century; Trials (Treason) -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 18th century; United States -- History -- French and Indian War, 1755-1763 -- Economic aspects; New York (N.Y.) -- Commerce -- History -- 18th century; West Indies, French -- Commerce -- History -- 18th century; New York (N.Y.) -- Commerce -- France; France -- Commerce -- New York (State) -- New York; New York (N.Y.) -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775; United States -- History -- French and Indian War, 1755-1763 -- Naval operations, British
Description: Ignoring British prohibitions designed to end North America's wartime trade with the French, New York's merchant elite conducted a business in the French West Indies. This book uncovers the story of New York City merchants who engaged in forbidden trade with the enemy before and during the Seven Years' War (also called the French and Indian War).
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.