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Scottish Soldiers in France in the Reign of the Sun King
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 313

Scottish Soldiers in France in the Reign of the Sun King

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2004-01-01
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  • Publisher: BRILL

This study of Scottish soldiers in France in the age of the Sun King provides fascinating information about the visicitudes suffered by the brave personnel of the regiment of George Douglas, Earl of Dumbarton. Hardly the heirs of an 'auld' alliance amity, they became the playthings of a king intent on transforming the nature of war in his era.

A Vigorous Spirit of Enterprise
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 430

A Vigorous Spirit of Enterprise

A social, economic, and political study of Philadelphia merchants, this study presents both the spirit and statistics of merchant life. Doerflinger studies the Philadelphia merchant community from three perspectives: their commercial world, their confrontation with the Revolution and its aftermath, and their role in diversifying the local economy. The analysis of entrepreneurship dominates the study and challenges long-standing assumptions about American economic history.

Manufacturing Advantage
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 278

Manufacturing Advantage

How manufacturing textiles and guns transformed the United States from colonial dependent to military power. In 1783, the Revolutionary War drew to a close, but America was still threatened by enemies at home and abroad. The emerging nation faced tax rebellions, Indian warfare, and hostilities with France and England. Its arsenal—a collection of hand-me-down and beat-up firearms—was woefully inadequate, and its manufacturing sector was weak. In an era when armies literally froze in the field, military preparedness depended on blankets and jackets, the importation of which the British Empire had coordinated for over 200 years. Without a ready supply of guns, the new nation could not defen...

The Scottish Antiquary, Or, Northern Notes & Queries
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 496

The Scottish Antiquary, Or, Northern Notes & Queries

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1897
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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The Law Times
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 648

The Law Times

  • Categories: Law
  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1885
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Scottish Notes and Queries
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 250

Scottish Notes and Queries

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1892
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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A Collection of the Public General Statutes
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 1326

A Collection of the Public General Statutes

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1867
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Statutes at Large ...
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 1326

Statutes at Large ...

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1867
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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“A” Collection of Public General Statutes
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 1558

“A” Collection of Public General Statutes

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1867
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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The Directory of Directors
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 536

The Directory of Directors

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1883
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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