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001 2009046463
003 DLC
005 20100916083220.0
008 091112s2010 ncuab b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2009046463
020 $a9780786444373 (softcover : alk. paper)
020 $a0786444371 (softcover : alk. paper)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn465680902
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dC#P$dYDXCP$dDLC
043 $ae-uk---$an-us---
050 00 $aHG2998.B36$bT43 2010
082 00 $a332.1/22$222
100 1 $aTearle, David,$d1947-
245 10 $aBarings Bank, William Bingham and the rise of the American nation :$ba transatlantic relationship from the Revolutionary War through the Louisiana Purchase /$cDavid Tearle.
260 $aJefferson, N.C. :$bMcFarland & Co.,$cc2010.
300 $aviii, 240 p. :$bill., maps ;$c23 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aEarly days in England -- Early days in Philadelphia -- Trouble brewing -- City tavern : the eve of war -- The secret war : a Parisian in America -- William Bingham's Martinico odyssey -- Willing, Morris and Bingham, supplying Washington's army -- Benjamin Franklin, an American in Paris -- Barings, Hopes and the Triple Alliance -- Bingham returns to Philadelphia -- Mr. and Mrs. Bingham -- The grand tour -- New country, new constitution -- Property fever -- Sir Francis Baring, Bart. -- Bingham and Baring strike a deal -- Barings and Bingham, American consolidation -- The death of Anne Bingham and a turning point -- The Louisiana Purchase -- Finale, a concluding commentary -- Epilogue.
520 $a"This book describes the events and relationships that established Barings Bank as the world's first merchant bank and it's role in transforming the US into an international superpower. Appendixes examine the genealogy of the Baring, Bingham, and Willing families; the impact of banking pioneers on English aristocracy; the life of Anne Willing Bingham; and information on locations"--Provided by publisher.
610 20 $aBaring Brothers & Co.$xHistory.
650 0 $aMerchant banks$zGreat Britain$xHistory$y18th century.
650 0 $aInvestments, British$zUnited States$xHistory$y18th century.
651 0 $aUnited States$xHistory$yRevolution, 1775-1783.
651 0 $aUnited States$xHistory$y1783-1815.