In 1695, the Scottish parliament set out to establish a colony in Central America, in an attempt to transform Scotland into a great trading nation. It was the dream of William Paterson, founder of the bank of England and erratic genius, who saw this colony as "the door of the seas...the key of the universe" and a bridge between east and west. Three years later, the whole enterprise collapsed: 2,0...
Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Birlinn Ltd; New Ed edition (October 1, 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1841580546
ISBN-13: 978-1841580548
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