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The nitrate kinga biography of "Colonel" John Thomas North /

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	The nitrate kingby William Edmundson.
Reminder of title:	a biography of "Colonel" John Thomas North /
Author:	Edmundson, William
Published:	New York :Palgrave Macmillan,c2010.
Description:	1 online resource.
Subject:	BusinessmenBiography.Great Britain
Subject:	ChileHistory1565-1810.
Online resource:	An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click for information
ISBN:	9780230118799 (electronic bk.)

The nitrate kinga biography of "Colonel" John Thomas North /
Edmundson, William

The nitrate kinga biography of "Colonel" John Thomas North /[electronic resource] :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.

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: 9780230118799 (electronic bk.)

Source: 525908Palgrave Macmillanhttp://www.palgraveconnect.comSubjects--Personal Names:

640841
North, John Thomas,
1842-1896.Subjects--Topical Terms:

640842
Businessmen
--Great Britain--Biography.Subjects--Geographical Terms:

399175
Chile
--History--1565-1810.Index Terms--Genre/Form:

214472
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: HD9585.S142 / N674 2010

Dewey Class. No.: 338.7/6155364

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