The Mississippi Valley in British politics; A study of the trade, land speculation and experiments in imperialism culminating in the American Revolution (2 Volumes)
New York: Russel & Russell, 1959. Hardcover. 2 Volumes. Green cloth boads, black title lettering on spine. Vol 1 358 pgs. Vol 2 396 pgs Illustrations. VG ex-lib copy, Associated library markings and stickers on both volumes. Bookblocks have age toning. Item #187447
Contents: v.1. Government by factions -- The treaty of peace, 1763 -- The beginning of western speculation -- The earlier Western colonial policy of Great Britain -- The choice of the man -- The formation of the policy -- Proclamation of October 7, 1763 -- The organization of the Indian department -- The plans of the old whigs -- The Chatham ministry -- Indian management and Western trade -- Lord Shelburne's Western policy. -- v.1. Bedford Alliance and Its Results -- The New Policy in the Far West -- The Indian Boundary Line -- Plans for th Upper Ohio Valley -- Politics and the Colony of Vandalia -- Ministerial Delays and Official Inefficiency -- The Breakdown of the Ministerial Policy -- The Final Western Policy.
OCLC: 477783
Price: $40.00