The rise of the British Treasury : colonial administration in the eighteenth century
1969, New edition. Newton Abbot : David & Charles. Library copy. Very good cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Library marks remain. Item #395710
ISBN: 0715343912
Physical description: x, 249 pages ; 25 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: 1. The Treasury and the Plantations in the Early Eighteen Century -- 2. The Age of Walpole -- 3. The Treasury under the Pelham Brothers, 1743-1762 -- 4. Greenville's Administration: a Turning Point in British-American Relations -- 5. A Brief Interlude: the Administration of the Marquis of Rockingham -- 6. The Treasury and the Loss of Thirteen Colonies: the Administrations of the Duke of Grafton and Lord North, 1766-1776 -- 7. In Brief. Subject: Great Britain Treasury; Civil service Great Britain; British colonies; Great Britain Colonies America History; United States Politics and government To 1775; West Indies; 18th century.
Price: €12.95