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Author:

Cohen, Andrew Wender, 1968- author.

Title:

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.

ISBN:

0393065332
9780393065336

OCLC:

(OCoLC)891610999

LCCN:

2015009530

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

XSPE157 -- Atlantic Public Library (Atlantic)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)