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Underwriters of the United States: How Insurance Shaped the American Founding

by Hannah Farber

Unassuming but formidable, American maritime insurers used their position at the pinnacle of global trade to shape the new nation. The international information they gathered and the capital they generated enabled them to play central roles in state building and economic development. During the Revolution, they helped the U.S. negotiate foreign loans, sell s

Publisher

University of North Carolina Press

Publication date

2021

Format

Print edition

Pages

360

ISBN

9781469663630