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Underwriters of the United States : how insurance shaped the American founding

"Unassuming but formidable, American maritime insurers used their position at the pinnacle of global trade to shape the new nation. The international information they gathered and the capital they generated enabled them to play central roles in state building and economic development. Deeply an...

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Main Author: Farber, Hannah, (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Williamsburg, Virginia : Chapel Hill : Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture ; University of North Carolina Press, [2021]
Subjects and Genres:
Marine insurance > Political aspects > United States > History.
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Economic aspects.
United States > History > 1783-1815 > Economic aspects.
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Call Number: HE 964.5 .U5 F37 2021
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