A World for the Taking: The Ships of the Honourable East India Company

Nonfiction, History, Military, Naval, British
Cover of the book A World for the Taking: The Ships of the Honourable East India Company by Keble E. Chatterton, Fireship Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Keble E. Chatterton ISBN: 9781611790146
Publisher: Fireship Press Publication: December 15, 2009
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Keble E. Chatterton
ISBN: 9781611790146
Publisher: Fireship Press
Publication: December 15, 2009
Imprint:
Language: English

It was a time when one of the most powerful rulers in the world wasn't a government—it was a corporation.

It's official name was "The Company of Merchants of London Trading into the East Indies." Some simply called it "John Company," others "Company Bahadur." But most people knew it as the Honourable East India Company.

It was the first major shareholder-owned business enterprise. At its height it ruled more than a fifth of the world's population, and generated a revenue greater than the rest of Britain combined—including the government. To hold all this together it had it's own private army and navy consisting of over a quarter million men.

But at it's heart, it was still a "company of merchants" and it was her merchant ships that made everything else possible.

This is E. Keble Chatterton's authoritative account of those ships and the men who helped forge the history of two continents.

With 32 ILLUSTRATIONS

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

It was a time when one of the most powerful rulers in the world wasn't a government—it was a corporation.

It's official name was "The Company of Merchants of London Trading into the East Indies." Some simply called it "John Company," others "Company Bahadur." But most people knew it as the Honourable East India Company.

It was the first major shareholder-owned business enterprise. At its height it ruled more than a fifth of the world's population, and generated a revenue greater than the rest of Britain combined—including the government. To hold all this together it had it's own private army and navy consisting of over a quarter million men.

But at it's heart, it was still a "company of merchants" and it was her merchant ships that made everything else possible.

This is E. Keble Chatterton's authoritative account of those ships and the men who helped forge the history of two continents.

With 32 ILLUSTRATIONS

More books from Fireship Press

Cover of the book THE REIGN OF LAW: A Tale of the Kentucky Hemp Fields by Keble E. Chatterton
Cover of the book The Eastern Door by Keble E. Chatterton
Cover of the book BY RIGHT OF CONQUEST: With Cortez in Mexico by Keble E. Chatterton
Cover of the book Frank Mildmay by Keble E. Chatterton
Cover of the book How Private George W. Peck Single-handedly Won The Civil War by Keble E. Chatterton
Cover of the book Bonaparte in Egypt by Keble E. Chatterton
Cover of the book His Majesty's Ship by Keble E. Chatterton
Cover of the book Peter Simple by Keble E. Chatterton
Cover of the book RULE BRITANNIA: The Press-Gang Afloat and Ashore by Keble E. Chatterton
Cover of the book The Long Way Home by Keble E. Chatterton
Cover of the book BERIC THE BRITON: A Story of the Roman Invasion by Keble E. Chatterton
Cover of the book Around the Red Lamp: Stories of Medical Life as it Used to Be by Keble E. Chatterton
Cover of the book Cease Firing by Keble E. Chatterton
Cover of the book Shipwreck Island by Keble E. Chatterton
Cover of the book The Men Who Spoke to Hornblower by Keble E. Chatterton
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy