Gilbert Imlay
Citizen of the World
1st Edition
Published on 1. February 2008
320 pages
978-1-85196-579-3 (ISBN)
Description
A biography of the American Gilbert Imlay (c 1754 - c 1828), revolutionary war veteran - and infamous lover of Mary Wollstonecraft. It also highlights how Imlay unwittingly acted as an intermediary between figures of greater significance, whose ideas, ambitions and schemes he frequently borrowed and disseminated across the Atlantic and continents.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
ISBN-13
978-1-85196-579-3 (9781851965793)
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02/2008
1st Edition
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Content
Part I: America 1 Coming of Age in New Jersey 2 The Kentucky Land Bubble 3 Friends in High Places 4 Diversifying Business: The Triangular Trade Part II: England 5 'Not to captivate but to inform': The Topographical Description of the Western Territory of North America 6 'Come to these Arcadian regions, where there is room for millions': The Emigrants Part III: France 7 'A whirl of projects and schemes'; Or, All Is Fair in Love and Trade 8 Citizen Imlay and the Conspiracy against the US Part IV: Conclusion 9 Imlay's After-Life
