| In the Eye of All Trade: Bermuda, Bermudians, and the Maritime Atlantic World, 1680-1783 Contributor(s): Jarvis, Michael J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807872849 ISBN-13: 9780807872840 Publisher: Omohundro Institute and University of North C OUR PRICE: $54.15 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Caribbean & West Indies - General - History | Social History - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Dewey: 972.99 |
| LCCN: 2009039433 |
| Series: Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American Histo |
| Physical Information: 1.7" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" (2.25 lbs) 704 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Cultural Region - Caribbean & West Indies - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Chronological Period - 18th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Jarvis, Michael J.: - Michael J. Jarvis is associate professor of history at the University of Rochester. |