This is the definitive history of maritime Bermuda. In an exploration of the oceanic connections of the Atlantic world, Michael J. Jarvis recovers a mariner's view of early America as seen through the eyes of Bermuda's seafarers. The first social history of eighteenth-century Bermuda, this book profiles how one especially intensive maritime community capitalized on its position 'in the eye of all trade'. Jarvis takes readers aboard small Bermudian sloops and follows white and enslaved sailors as they shuttled cargoes ...
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This is the definitive history of maritime Bermuda. In an exploration of the oceanic connections of the Atlantic world, Michael J. Jarvis recovers a mariner's view of early America as seen through the eyes of Bermuda's seafarers. The first social history of eighteenth-century Bermuda, this book profiles how one especially intensive maritime community capitalized on its position 'in the eye of all trade'. Jarvis takes readers aboard small Bermudian sloops and follows white and enslaved sailors as they shuttled cargoes between ports, raked salt, harvested timber, salvaged shipwrecks, hunted whales, captured prizes, and smuggled contraband in an expansive maritime sphere spanning Great Britain's North American and Caribbean colonies. In doing so, he shows how humble sailors and seafaring slaves operating small family-owned vessels were significant but underappreciated agents of Atlantic integration. The American Revolution starkly revealed the extent of British America's integration before 1775 as it shattered interregional links that Bermudians had helped to forge. Reliant on North America for food and customers, Bermudians faced disaster at the conflict's start. A bold act of treason enabled islanders to continue trade with their rebellious neighbors and helped them to survive and even prosper in an Atlantic world at war. Ultimately, however, the creation of the United States ended Bermuda's economic independence and doomed the island's maritime economy.
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Add this copy of In the Eye of All Trade: Bermuda, Bermudians, and the to cart. $55.00, very good condition, Sold by Lavendier Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Foster, RI, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by Omohundro Institute and University of North Carolina Press.
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Very Good. University of North Carolina Press; Chapel Hill, 2010. Hardcover. Very Good, tan cloth binding with navy blue lettering on spine, binding firm, bumped board corners and wear to spine edges, couple of very small soiled spots verso rear free endpaper, handwritten ink note and previous owner info sticker front free endpaper else unmarked, in a Very Good, trace handling/scuff marks, some edge/corner wear, Dust Wrapper. Overall a nice and clean copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches], 684pp., indexed, b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
Add this copy of In the Eye of All Trade: Bermuda, Bermudians, and the to cart. $101.88, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by University of North Carolina P.
