Harper Perennial The Ordeal of Elizabeth Marsh, Non-Fiction, Paperback, Linda Colley

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Description: From the author of 'Britons', the story of the exceptional life of the intrepid Elizabeth Marsh - an extraordinary woman of her time who was caught up in trade, imperialism, war, exploration, migration, growing maritime reach, and new ideas. Linda Colley's new book breaks the boundaries between biography, family stories and global history. Harper Perennial The Ordeal of Elizabeth Marsh, Non-Fiction, Paperback, Linda Colley - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk

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Keywords: exploration,American Revolutionary War,trade,Edmund Burke,India,women,slavery,globalization,Eyre Coote,South America,Seven Years War,East India Company,Europe,Africa

ISBN: 9780007192199

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