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Abbott, G.F. "The Levant Company and Its Rivals." Quarterly Review (April 1920).

Keywords:

enterprise, commerce, trade, business, economy, economic , commerce, trade, Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean theater, Mediterranean command

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Abernathy, David B. The Dynamics of Global Dominance: European Overseas Empires, 1415-1980. New Haven: Yale UP, 2000, 2001, viii, 524 pp.

Keywords:

exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , colonialism, colony, enterprise, commerce, trade, business, economy, economic , sea power

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Aldcroft, Derek Howard, ed. The Development of British Industry and Foreign Competition, 1875-1914. Studies in Industrial Enterprise. Toronto: Toronto UP, 1968, 384 pp. Essays,, some cited; e.g., mercantile marine at the time: largest & most powerful in the world, one-third of world tonnage & one-half of steam fleet; by 1914, 85% built since 1895; in this period, Germany chief competitor.

Keywords:

19th century, nineteenth, 20th century, twentieth, Anglo-German, Germany, Prussia , architecture, shipbuilding, design, construction, structure, naval architect , commerce, trade, business, merchant marine, shipbuilding, shipbuilder, shipbuilders, technology, advance, modernization, modernisation, enterprise, commerce, trade, business, economy, economic

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Aldcroft, Derek Howard. "Introduction: British Industry and Foreign Competition, 1875-1914." See D. Aldcroft, Development of British Industry and Foreign Competition, pp. 4-36.

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19th century, nineteenth, 20th century, twentieth, age of steam, Anglo-German, Germany, Prussia , enterprise, commerce, trade, business, economy, economic , expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , commerce, trade, business, merchant marine

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Aldcroft, Derek Howard. "The Merchant Marine." See D. Aldcroft, Development of British Industry and Foreign Competition, pp. 326-63.

Keywords:

merchant marine, enterprise, commerce, trade, business, economy, economic , expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , commerce, trade, business

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Allen, Paula Gunn. Pocahontas: Medicine Woman, Spy, Entrepreneur, Diplomat. San Francisco: HarperCollins, 2003, 2004, 366 pp. Popular history.

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Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , diplomacy, treaty, foreign policy, Foreign Office, negotiation, international relations , Jamestown, colony, colony of Virginia, early settlement , intelligence, code breaking, espionage, counter-intelligence, Secret Service, SIGINT , naval lore, tradition, oral tradition, sea story, sea term, naval dictionary , woman, trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing, enterprise, commerce, trade, business, economy, economic , health, sickness, illness, medicine, surgeon

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Andrews, Kenneth Raymond. "Christopher Newport of Limehouse, Mariner." W&MQ, 3 ser, 11 (1954): 3-27.

Keywords:

17th century, seventeenth, Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , enterprise, commerce, trade, business, economy, economic , personality, prominent leader, noted person , trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing

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Andrews, Kenneth Raymond. Ships, Money and Politics: Seafaring and Naval Enterprise in the Reign of Charles I. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1991, ix, 240 pp. 8 related essays.

Keywords:

17th century, seventeenth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, age of sail, enterprise, commerce, trade, business, economy, economic , expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , colonialism, colony, Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , Royal Navy, Britain, England, seamanship, seafaring, navigation, professional competence , ship, boat, vessel, trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing

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Andrews, Kenneth Raymond. Trade, Plunder and Settlement: Maritime Enterprise and the Genesis of the British Empire, 1480-1630. New York: Cambridge UP, 1984, ix, 394 pp.

Keywords:

16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, Anglo-Spanish, Spain, Iberia , Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , colonialism, colony, imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , enterprise, commerce, trade, business, economy, economic , expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , piracy, privateering, pirate, buccaneer, trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing

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Andrews, Thomas F., ed. English Privateers at Cabo San Lucas: The Descriptive Account of Puerto Seguro by Edward Cooke (1712) and Woodes Rogers (1712), with Added Comments by George Shelvocke (1725) and William Betagh (1728). Baja California Travels Series, # 41. Los Angeles: Dawson, 1979, 116 pp. English travel literature.

Keywords:

18th century, eighteenth, Anglo-Spanish, Spain, Iberia , Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , enterprise, commerce, trade, business, economy, economic , expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , piracy, privateering, pirate, buccaneer, personality, prominent leader, noted person , Royal Navy, Britain, England, memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography

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Antunes, Catia & Sicking, Louis. "Ports on the Border of the State, 1200-1800: An Introduction." IJ Mar His, 19 (December 2007): 273-86. Forum: International Conference on Urban History; continuity & change, ports, middle ages.

Keywords:

15th century, fifteenth, 16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, enterprise, commerce, trade, business, economy, economic , expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , maritime history, naval history , port, commercial center, seaport, trade center, entrepot , trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing, middle ages (400-1399), age of sail

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Appelbaum, Robert & Sweet, John Wood, eds. Envisioning an English Empire: Jamestown and the Making of the North Atlantic World. Philadelphia: Pennsylvania UP, 2005, xv, 368 pp. Essays, some cited; from NEH Summer Institute, Jamestown in the Atlantic World; 400th anniversary of founding of Jamestown.

Keywords:

18th century, eighteenth, Atlantic World, British domination, British North America, culture, influence , enterprise, commerce, trade, business, economy, economic , expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , Jamestown, colony, colony of Virginia, early settlement , colonialism, colony

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Appleby, John C. "The Charter Party of the Triall: An Unsuccessful Virginia Venture, 1606-1607." Am Nep, 47 (Spring 1987): 77-82.

Keywords:

17th century, seventeenth, colonialism, colony, company, charter, shipping, commercial , enterprise, commerce, trade, business, economy, economic , imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England

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Appleyard, H.S. Bank Line and Andrew Weir and Company, 1885-1985. Kendal: World Ship Society, 1985, 176 pp.

Keywords:

19th century, nineteenth, 20th century, twentieth, company, charter, shipping, commercial , trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing, enterprise, commerce, trade, business, economy, economic

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Arasaratnam, Sinnappah. Merchants, Companies and Commerce on the Coromandel Coast, 1650-1740. Delhi: Oxford UP, 1986, x, 407 pp.

Keywords:

17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, East India Company, charter company, Raj , enterprise, commerce, trade, business, economy, economic , expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , Indian Ocean, trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing, merchant marine

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Archbold, Michael. Red Funnel: A Picturial History. Abingdon: Nuffield, 1997, 57 pp. Full name: The Southampton, Isle of Wight, and South of England Royal Mail Steam Packet Public Limited Company, 1861-1989.

Keywords:

19th century, nineteenth, 20th century, twentieth, coastal vessel, monitor, ferry , company, charter, shipping, commercial , enterprise, commerce, trade, business, economy, economic , expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , age of steam, trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing

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Archer, Clive & Scrivener, David, eds. Northern Waters: Security and Resource Issues. London: Croom Helm, 1986, xii, 240 pp. For Royal Institute of International Affairs; 15 essays, some cited.

Keywords:

20th century, twentieth, association, society, group, organization, organisation, conference, conference paper, symposium, enterprise, commerce, trade, business, economy, economic , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , north sea, oil , fishing, fishery, fish, herring, cod, trawling , trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing

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Ashworth, William J. Customs and Excise: Trade, Production, and Consumption in England, 1640-1845. New York: Oxford UP, 2003, xii, 396 pp. Fiscal-military state.

Keywords:

17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, commerce, trade, business, economics, economic policy, enterprise, commerce, trade, business, economy, economic , trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing

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Ashworth, William J. "Economic Aspects of Late Victorian Naval Administration." EcHR, 2 ser, 22 (December 1969): 491-505.

Keywords:

19th century, nineteenth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, economics, economic policy, enterprise, commerce, trade, business, economy, economic , Royal Navy, Britain, England

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Atlay, James Beresford. The Trial of Lord Cochrane before Lord Ellenborough. London: Smith Elder, 1897, xii, 529 pp. Preface: E.D. Law; conclusion: Cochrane probably guilty.

Keywords:

19th century, nineteenth, Cochrane, Thomas, Dundonald, Earl of Dundonald, Lord Dundonald, law, officer, quarterdeck, leader , enterprise, commerce, trade, business, economy, economic , Royal Navy, Britain, England

Abbreviations
AHR American Historical Review
Alb Albion
alt alternate
Am Nep American Neptune
AQ & DJ Army Quarterly and Defence Journal
ASLIB Association of Libraries (Dissertations & Master's Theses)
BIHR Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research
Can His Rev Canadian Historical Review
Can J His Canadian Journal of History
comp Compiled by
DAI Dissertation Abstracts International
EcHR Economic History Review
ed editor or edited by
EnHR English Historical Review
HisAHR Hispanic American Historical Review
HJ Historical Journal (Cambridge Historical Journal)
His Res Historical Research
His Tod History Today
Intell & Nat Sec Intelligence and National Security
IJ Mar His International Journal of Maritime History
IJ Nau Arch International Journal of Nautical Archaeology
IHR International History Review
intro introduction
J Am His Journal of American History
J Asian His Journal of Asian History
JBS Journal of British Studies
J Cont His Journal of Contemporary History
J Econ His Journal of Economic History
JI & CH Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History
J Mar Res Journal for Maritime Research
J Mil His Journal of Military History
J Mod His Journal of Modern History
JRUSI Journal of the Royal United Service Institution or Institute
J Soc His Journal of Social History
JSAHR Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research
J Stra Stu Journal of Strategic Studies
J Trans His Journal of Transport History
J Wor His Journal of World History
MM Mariner's Mirror
Mil Aff Military Affairs
NHS Naval History Symposium (USNA)
NMM National Maritime Museum
Nav Rev Naval Review
NWCR Naval War College Review (US)
Nel Dis Nelson Dispatch
NIP Naval Institute Press
Nor Mar Northern Mariner
Pac His Rev Pacific Historical Review
P & P Past and Present
Traf Chron Trafalgar Chronicle
trans translated by
UP University Press
USNIP Proceedings of the Naval Institute
Vic Stu Victorian Studies
War & Soc War and Society
War in His War in History
W&MQ William and Mary Quarterly
WSS World Ship Society

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