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The Earles of Liverpool: A Georgian Merchant Dynasty
Peter Earle
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Description for The Earles of Liverpool: A Georgian Merchant Dynasty
Hardcover. The book personalizes the history of Liverpool during its rise to prominence as a port by focussing on the activities of three generations of one very successful merchant family. Num Pages: 256 pages, 13 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 21. Weight in Grams: 598.
This book uses the experience of three generations of the Earle family to throw light on the social and economic history of Liverpool during its rise to prominence as a great port, from 1688 to 1840. The focus is on six members of this successful family, John who came to Liverpool as apprentice to a merchant in 1688, his three sons, Ralph, Thomas and William, who all became merchants specializing in different branches of the trade of the port, and William’s two sons, another Thomas and another William, who consolidated the fortunes of the family and ... Read more
This book uses the experience of three generations of the Earle family to throw light on the social and economic history of Liverpool during its rise to prominence as a great port, from 1688 to 1840. The focus is on six members of this successful family, John who came to Liverpool as apprentice to a merchant in 1688, his three sons, Ralph, Thomas and William, who all became merchants specializing in different branches of the trade of the port, and William’s two sons, another Thomas and another William, who consolidated the fortunes of the family and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
604g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781381731
SKU
V9781781381731
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99-50
About Peter Earle
Dr Peter Earle is Reader Emeritus in Economic History at the University of London.
Reviews for The Earles of Liverpool: A Georgian Merchant Dynasty
Reviews 'A welcome and highly readable study of three generations of a family of merchants in eighteenth-century Liverpool. Based on meticulous research, this book will undoubtedly become a key reference point for the economic history of eighteenth-century Liverpool’s shadowy mercantile community.' Jane Longmore, Solent University