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Gentlemen of fortune: The men who made their fortunes in Britain's slave colonies
Gentlemen of Fortune : The Men who made their Fortunes in Britain's Slave Colonies. There was an essential difference between the colonists who set out for the North American Mainland, and those who went to the West Indies. Those who went to America were mainly settlers, opening up new homes. Those going to the West Indies were fortune hunters - adventurers looking for quick ways of making their fortunes and getting it home to Britain with as little leakage to the King's enemies or the King's taxmen as possible. These Gentlemen of Fortune - planters, merchants, lawyers, doctors and military professionals - formed a small closed society on their islands in the sun, surrounded by large, potentially hostile armies of black slaves held in check by violence, or the threat of it. The wealth these 'gentlerne
135 pages, Hardcover
First published January 30, 1978
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