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The nitrate king a biography of "Colonel" John Thomas North / [electronic resource] :
- 作者: Edmundson, William (Eddie)
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- 出版: New York : Palgrave Macmillan
- 叢書名: Studies of the Americas
- 主題: North, John Thomas, 1842-1896. , Businessmen--Great Britain--Biography. , Businessmen--Chile--Biography. , Businessmen--Peru--Biography. , Chile saltpeter industry--Chile--History--19th century. , Chile saltpeter industry--Peru--History--19th century. , War of the Pacific, 1879-1884. , Businessmen--Chile--Biography. , Businessmen--Great Britain--Biography. , Businessmen--Peru--Biography. , Chile--Economic conditions--19th century. , Chile--History--Revolution, 1891. , Chile saltpeter industry--Chile--History--19th century. , Chile saltpeter industry--Peru--History--19th century. , North, John Thomas,--1842-1896. , Peru--Economic conditions--19th century. , Business , Chile--Economic conditions--19th century. , Peru--Economic conditions--19th century. , Chile--History--Revolution, 1891. , Electronic books.
- ISBN: 9780230118799 (electronic bk.) 、 0230118798 (electronic bk.)
- FIND@SFXID: CGU
- 資料類型: 電子書
- 內容註: Prologue: He would be called quiet * We had adventures of all sorts * I was better acquainted than any other foreigner * Don Juan To�ms North * The Nitrate King * The Grand Promotion Army * Colonel North * The sensation of the hour * A visit to the Nitrate Kingdom * A millionaire stripped bare * Epilogue: I have enjoyed myself thoroughly * Appendix: The North family tree.
- 摘要註: The first book-length biography of John Thomas North (1842-1896), known as 'Colonel North' in Britain and throughout the world as 'The Nitrate King, ' this book utilizes sources in Britain and Chile and traces North's spectacular life from a mechanic in Leeds through his thirteen years in Peru and Chile culminating in his status as one of the richest and best-known men of his generation. North is today almost completely forgotten in Britain and remembered in Chile only to be vilified as the archetypal predatory capitalist. This book calls for a revaluation of North and examines several controversies--principally the enduring allegations that North manipulated the War of the Pacific and the Chilean Civil War of 1891. The book describes North's business activities; his re-invention as country gentleman at Avery Hill mansion; and his generosity, including the gift of Kirkstall Abbey to the city of Leeds.
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- 系統號: 005098892 | 機讀編目格式