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The nitrate king : a biography of "Colonel" John Thomas North

Record Type:	Electronic resources : monographic
Title Information:	a biography of "Colonel" John Thomas North
Author:	EdmundsonWilliam,
Secondary Intellectual Responsibility:	Palgrave Connect (Online service)
Place of Publication:	New York
Published:	Palgrave Macmillan;
Year of Publication:	c2010
Description:	1 online resource.
Series:	Studies of the Americas
Subject:	Businessmen - Great Britain -
Subject:	Businessmen - Chile -
Subject:	Businessmen - Peru -
Subject:	Chile saltpeter industry - History - Chile - 19th century. -
Subject:	Chile saltpeter industry - History - Peru - 19th century. -
Subject:	War of the Pacific, 1879-1884. -
Subject:	Chile - Economic conditions - 19th century. -
Subject:	Chile - History -
Subject:	Chile saltpeter industry - Chile - 19th century. -
Subject:	North, John Thomas - 1842-1896. -
Subject:	Peru - Economic conditions - 19th century. -
Subject:	Business. -
Personal Subject:	North - John Thomas -
Online resource:	http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230118799An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click for information
Notes:	Description based on print version record.
Summary:	The first book-length biography of John Thomas North (1842-1896), known as 'Colonel North' in Britain and throughout the world as 'The Nitrate King, ' this book utilizes sources in Britain and Chile and traces North's spectacular life from a mechanic in Leeds through his thirteen years in Peru and Chile culminating in his status as one of the richest and best-known men of his generation. North is today almost completely forgotten in Britain and remembered in Chile only to be vilified as the archetypal predatory capitalist. This book calls for a revaluation of North and examines several controversies--principally the enduring allegations that North manipulated the War of the Pacific and the Chilean Civil War of 1891. The book describes North's business activities; his re-invention as country gentleman at Avery Hill mansion; and his generosity, including the gift of Kirkstall Abbey to the city of Leeds.
ISBN:	9780230118799electronic bk.
ISBN:	0230118798electronic bk.
Content Note:	Prologue: He would be called quiet * We had adventures of all sorts * I was better acquainted than any other foreigner * Don Juan To�ms North * The Nitrate King * The Grand Promotion Army * Colonel North * The sensation of the hour * A visit to the Nitrate Kingdom * A millionaire stripped bare * Epilogue: I have enjoyed myself thoroughly * Appendix: The North family tree.

The nitrate king : a biography of "Colonel" John Thomas North
Edmundson, William

The nitrate king : a biography of "Colonel" John Thomas North / by William Edmundson. - New York : Palgrave Macmillan, c2010. - 1 online resource.. - (Studies of the Americas).
Prologue: He would be called quiet * We had adventures of all sorts * I was better acquainted than any other foreigner * Don Juan To�ms North * The Nitrate King * The Grand Promotion Army * Colonel North * The sensation of the hour * A visit to the Nitrate Kingdom * A millionaire stripped bare * Epilogue: I have enjoyed myself thoroughly * Appendix: The North family tree..
Description based on print version record..
ISBN 9780230118799ISBN 0230118798
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