Comments on: Defying Empire – Trading with the Enemy in Colonial New York, a Review http://www.oldsaltblog.com/2009/02/06/defying-empire/ A home for lovers of the sea, tellers of tales, for sailors and dreamers Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:00:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Defying Empire: Trading with the Enemy on Colonial New York « Uncovered History http://www.oldsaltblog.com/2009/02/06/defying-empire/comment-page-1/#comment-5945 Defying Empire: Trading with the Enemy on Colonial New York « Uncovered History Fri, 04 Sep 2009 19:41:23 +0000 http://www.oldsaltblog.com/?p=1358#comment-5945 [...] Well worth reading, 7 out of 10. For some more detailed review on the book, try here, here, here or here. I also decided to try something I have been toying with for a while, a video review. It is my my [...] [...] Well worth reading, 7 out of 10. For some more detailed review on the book, try here, here, here or here. I also decided to try something I have been toying with for a while, a video review. It is my my [...]

]]> By: Congratulations to Thomas Truxes, Author of “Defying Empire” : Old Salt Blog - a virtual port of call for all those who love the sea http://www.oldsaltblog.com/2009/02/06/defying-empire/comment-page-1/#comment-1999 Congratulations to Thomas Truxes, Author of “Defying Empire” : Old Salt Blog - a virtual port of call for all those who love the sea Mon, 20 Apr 2009 23:00:31 +0000 http://www.oldsaltblog.com/?p=1358#comment-1999 [...] recent book, Defying Empire, Trading with the Enemy in Colonial New York, which we previously reviewed here, has been nominated for the Society of American Historians’ Francis Parkman Prize, which is [...] [...] recent book, Defying Empire, Trading with the Enemy in Colonial New York, which we previously reviewed here, has been nominated for the Society of American Historians’ Francis Parkman Prize, which is [...]

]]> By: Thomas Truxes, author of Defying Empire, on the radio : Old Salt Blog - a virtual port of call for all those who love the sea http://www.oldsaltblog.com/2009/02/06/defying-empire/comment-page-1/#comment-1319 Thomas Truxes, author of Defying Empire, on the radio : Old Salt Blog - a virtual port of call for all those who love the sea Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:27:22 +0000 http://www.oldsaltblog.com/?p=1358#comment-1319 [...] Read our Review of Defying Empire here. Bookmark It Hide Sites $$('div.d2208').each( function(e) { e.visualEffect('slide_up',{duration:0.5}) }); [...] [...] Read our Review of Defying Empire here. Bookmark It Hide Sites $$(‘div.d2208′).each( function(e) { e.visualEffect(’slide_up’,{duration:0.5}) }); [...]

]]> By: Entering New York Harbor - Part 1: 1757 Pilot Directions : Old Salt Blog - a virtual port of call for all those who love the sea http://www.oldsaltblog.com/2009/02/06/defying-empire/comment-page-1/#comment-606 Entering New York Harbor - Part 1: 1757 Pilot Directions : Old Salt Blog - a virtual port of call for all those who love the sea Sun, 08 Feb 2009 18:23:01 +0000 http://www.oldsaltblog.com/?p=1358#comment-606 [...] In researching his book Defying Empire, Thomas Truxes came across an set of orginal hand written pilot instructions for entering New York from Sandy Hook from 1757.  Dr. Truxes has been kind enough to provide us with a copy.  (Our recent review of Defying Empire can be found here.) [...] [...] In researching his book Defying Empire, Thomas Truxes came across an set of orginal hand written pilot instructions for entering New York from Sandy Hook from 1757.  Dr. Truxes has been kind enough to provide us with a copy.  (Our recent review of Defying Empire can be found here.) [...]

]]> By: admin http://www.oldsaltblog.com/2009/02/06/defying-empire/comment-page-1/#comment-599 admin Sun, 08 Feb 2009 12:47:51 +0000 http://www.oldsaltblog.com/?p=1358#comment-599 The title suggests that those in defiance, the colonial merchants, considered Britain to be an empire, which by any reasonable standard, it was. Most historians refer to the period of 1583–1783 as the "First British Empire." The French and Indian Wars helped expand the territory controlled by Britain at the same time that the British East India Company consolidated its control over India. Sure looks like and empire to me. The title suggests that those in defiance, the colonial merchants, considered Britain to be an empire, which by any reasonable standard, it was. Most historians refer to the period of 1583–1783 as the “First British Empire.” The French and Indian Wars helped expand the territory controlled by Britain at the same time that the British East India Company consolidated its control over India. Sure looks like and empire to me.

]]> By: Peter Hulme http://www.oldsaltblog.com/2009/02/06/defying-empire/comment-page-1/#comment-593 Peter Hulme Sun, 08 Feb 2009 04:25:37 +0000 http://www.oldsaltblog.com/?p=1358#comment-593 Not at all such that the the "Defying the Empire" part of the title is accurate . Did the British really see themselves as Imperialists at this point in history ? Did not the concept of Empire come later . PDH Not at all such that the the “Defying the Empire” part of the title is accurate . Did the British really see themselves as Imperialists at this point in history ? Did not the concept of Empire come later .
PDH

]]> By: admin http://www.oldsaltblog.com/2009/02/06/defying-empire/comment-page-1/#comment-568 admin Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:55:44 +0000 http://www.oldsaltblog.com/?p=1358#comment-568 Yale University Press (November 18, 2008) ISBN-10: 0300118406 Yale University Press (November 18, 2008)
ISBN-10: 0300118406

]]> By: Olaf Janzen http://www.oldsaltblog.com/2009/02/06/defying-empire/comment-page-1/#comment-567 Olaf Janzen Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:47:07 +0000 http://www.oldsaltblog.com/?p=1358#comment-567 Who published Truxes' book? Olaf Janzen Who published Truxes’ book?

Olaf Janzen

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