Contents
Acknowledgments IX
List of Illustrations XI
Merchant Biographies XII
Introduction 1
Globalization in History 3
The Merchants of the Study 11
Global History 12
Synopsis 15
1
A New Merchant Class 19
Merchant Networks 30
2
Global Entrepreneurs 41
The East Indies Trade 41
Indian Ocean Trade Networks 48
Commodities 53
Spanning a Net of Trade around the World—The Routes of the Ships Washington, America, and Sampson 66
Trade with Europe 75
The West Indies Trade 85
The Haitian Revolution 88
Commercial Politics 95
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Local Spaces 107
New York City after Independence 107
Land Development 111
Finance and Industry 125
Community Leadership 131
Commercialization 137
A World of Goods 143
Index 178