Pursuit of profit and preferment in colonial north america: john bradstreet's quest
Auteur :
Godfrey, William G.
Éditeur :
Wilfrid Laurier University Press
ISBN :
9781554584758
Date de publication :
15 oct. 2013
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,5 cm
Poids :
450 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Canada
How did an ambitious British army officer advance his career in mid-eighteenth-century North America? This study examines the career of an Anglo-Irish-Acadian army officer, treating in considerable detail the network of old-world connections and patrons which at times facilitated his advancement.