{"product_id":"9781350606234","title":"Woodes Rogers Expedition of 1708-1711 A British Privateering Voyage during the War of the Spanish Succession","description":"\u003ch1\u003eWoodes Rogers Expedition of 1708-1711\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA British Privateering Voyage during the War of the Spanish Succession\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIan Abbey\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Europe \/ Great Britain \/ Stuart Era\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book comprehensively explores \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ethe inner workings of the Woodes Rogers expedition during the War of the Spanish Succession.\u003c\/b\u003e It examines the people behind the financing, their roles in commerce, and their places in Bristol civic society. The book draws on Society of Merchant Venturers, Corporation of the Poor, Society of Friends, and burgess and apprenticeship lists from Bristol to place the expedition in local context. \u003ci\u003eThe Woodes Rogers Expedition of 1708-1711\u003c\/i\u003e also connects the investors, the officers, and even the crew as a whole via intricate networks extended throughout the British Atlantic and even further beyond.\u003cbr\u003eThe book contextualizes the cruising voyage as an extension of Britain's commercial ventures in the Spanish Pacific. Both the triumphant and trying periods of the voyage were fastidiously documented and the investors' commercial networks are readily apparent from Peru to the Dutch East Indies. Ian Abbey reveals how an array of business contacts and extended relatives were instrumental in stalling competitors such as the British East India Company and settling legal matters with them. Abbey concludes with an examination of how the investors rose in society afterward, with some of the officers entering Bristol's elite circles for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIan Abbey\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor of History at Prairie View A\u0026amp;M University, USA.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18 March 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350606234\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e240\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51669935390860,"sku":"9781350606234","price":103.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350606234","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}