Sheryllynne Haggerty: 1 book

Book cover of Merely for Money?

Merely for Money?

Business Culture in the British Atlantic, 1750-1815

by Sheryllynne Haggerty
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2012

In 1780 Richard Sheridan noted that merchants worked 'merely for money'. However, rather than being a criticism, this was recognition of the important commercial role that merchants played in the British empire at this time. Of course, merchants desired and often made profits, but they were strictly...
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