Isbn: 9781332775903 - descriptive essays contributed to the quarterly review, vol. 1 of 2 (classic reprint) (3 risultati)

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Print on Demand. This book studies the short-lived but sensational movement to invest in South American silver mines, which gripped London in the 1820s. The author provides a fascinating account of the origins and reverberations of this economic fervor that reveals the historical, literary, and economic contexts of the era. While many investors dreamed of riches, the author teases out the grandiose schemes and exposes the shocking ignorance of mining processes and realities on the ground. Drawing on examples of commissioners and miners dispatched to South America, the book offers an illuminating study of the complexities of international resource extraction. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…