Contraband : smuggling and the birth of the American century / Andrew Wender Cohen.
Edition:
First edition.
Publisher:
W. W. Norton & Company,
Copyright Date:
2015
Description:
402 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [327]-376) and index.
Contents:
The prince -- Republic -- Lazarus -- Slaves -- Blockade -- Expatriate -- The parsee -- Leviathan -- Deceivers -- Gilding -- Silk -- Flight -- Pride -- Luxury -- Expansion -- Transformation.
Summary:
An assessment of the role of smuggling in establishing American foreign relations traces the activities of illicit importer Charles L. Lawrence against the backdrop of the Civil War, changing views on patriotism, and Congressional tariffs on foreign luxuries.
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