Author: GRAHAM, GERALD S. (SIGNED)
Title: Sea Power and British North America 1783-1820, a Study in British Colonial Policy (Harvard Historical Studies, Volume XLVI)
Description: USA: Harvard University Press/Belknap Press, 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed and humorously inscribed upon front free endpaper by author to the man who trained him as a gunner. 1941 First Edition. 302 pages. Index. Bibliographical Note. Three black and white map plates. Six charts. "The political basis of British sea power in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries was the navigation system. The primary object of this system of laws was the increase of British power through the extension of overseas trade. Colonial commerce was to be subordinated and adapted to the needs of sea power, and the mercantile marine was to be a principal nursery of seamen for the navy." - from Preface. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Sunning to fore-edge of back board. Binding tight. A quality copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Sea Power and British North America 1783-1820, A Study in British Colonial Policy (Harvard Historical Studies, Volume XLVI) Navigation Law Trade Mercantile Marine Navy; Signed by Author(s). Good .

Keywords: 1783 1820 ( ) Politics Nautical Military