ISBN: 9780817382780

Presents the first coherent picture of George Johnstone, a controversial naval commander and governor of West Florida George Johnstone has never received the scholarly attention he fully… Mehr…

Presents the first coherent picture of George Johnstone, a controversial naval commander and governor of West Florida George Johnstone has never received the scholarly attention he fully merits. Historians have assessed him, usually briefly, as governor of West Florida, or as naval commander, or as a member of parliament. Nevertheless, none has considered his important role in East India Company politics, nor, until Bombast and Broadsides, has one synthesized the various roles in which Johnstone was entrusted with high responsibilities.   Through research in Cardiff, Edinburgh, Kew, London, Philadelphia, and Washington in largely unpublished manuscripts, together with the use of secondary sources, the author has been able to present the first coherent picture of Johnstone, a vigorous and intelligent but turbulent and always controversial figure. Johnstone was effective as a colonial governor at a difficult time; in the navy he performed several coups de main; in parliament he was formidable in debate but an opportunist; and at East India House he was a doughty, conservative, and largely successful defender of the proprietary interest.   Digital Content>E-books>World History>World Hist>World History, University of Alabama Press Digital >16<

ISBN: 9780817382780

Presents the first coherent picture of George Johnstone, a vigorous and intelligent but turbulent and always controversial figureGeorge Johnstone has never received the scholarly attentio… Mehr…

Presents the first coherent picture of George Johnstone, a vigorous and intelligent but turbulent and always controversial figureGeorge Johnstone has never received the scholarly attention he fully merits. Historians have assessed him, usually briefly, as governor of West Florida, or as naval commander, or as a member of parliament. Nevertheless, none has considered his important role in East India Company politics, nor, until Bombast and Broadsides, has one synthesized the various roles in which Johnstone was entrusted with high responsibilities. Through research in Cardiff, Edinburgh, Kew, London, Philadelphia, and Washington in largely unpublished manuscripts, together with the use of secondary sources, the author has been able to present the first coherent picture of Johnstone, a vigorous and intelligent but turbulent and always controversial figure. Johnstone was effective as a colonial governor at a difficult time; in the navy he performed several coups de main; in parliament he was formidable in debate but an opportunist; and at East India House he was a doughty, conservative, and largely successful defender of the proprietary interest. ; EPUB; Biography > Biography: general, University of Alabama Press<

ISBN: 9780817382780

Presents the first coherent picture of George Johnstone, a controversial naval commander and governor of West FloridaGeorge Johnstone has never received the scholarly attention he fully m… Mehr…

Presents the first coherent picture of George Johnstone, a controversial naval commander and governor of West FloridaGeorge Johnstone has never received the scholarly attention he fully merits. Historians have assessed him, usually briefly, as governor of West Florida, or as naval commander, or as a member of parliament. Nevertheless, none has considered his important role in East India Company politics, nor, until Bombast and Broadsides, has one synthesized the various roles in which Johnstone was entrusted with high responsibilities. Through research in Cardiff, Edinburgh, Kew, London, Philadelphia, and Washington in largely unpublished manuscripts, together with the use of secondary sources, the author has been able to present the first coherent picture of Johnstone, a vigorous and intelligent but turbulent and always controversial figure. Johnstone was effective as a colonial governor at a difficult time; in the navy he performed several coups de main; in parliament he was formidable in debate but an opportunist; and at East India House he was a doughty, conservative, and largely successful defender of the proprietary interest. ; EPUB; Biography > Biography: general, University of Alabama Press<

2009, ISBN: 9780817382780

The Lives of George Johnstone, eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), [PU: University of Alabama Press], University of Alabama Press, 2009

ISBN: 9780817382780

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