The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 2John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Commonwealth countries |
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Page 108
... means of obtaining it , frantic efforts were made to manufacture substitutes out of chicory , dried carrots , acorns and sunflower seeds . The Danes , who sought honestly to observe his decrees , finally had seventeen factories at work ...
... means of obtaining it , frantic efforts were made to manufacture substitutes out of chicory , dried carrots , acorns and sunflower seeds . The Danes , who sought honestly to observe his decrees , finally had seventeen factories at work ...
Page 314
... means they were enabled to purchase the gay holiday attire which so surprised visitors , and in some cases to practise thrift ; but , as Sunday was their market day , it was by no means a day of rest . The decrease of population was ...
... means they were enabled to purchase the gay holiday attire which so surprised visitors , and in some cases to practise thrift ; but , as Sunday was their market day , it was by no means a day of rest . The decrease of population was ...
Page 465
... means of determining the price . His latest position was that " selling by auction may serve other purposes than that of determining the sufficient price by means of competition , but when employed for this purpose , which it cannot ...
... means of determining the price . His latest position was that " selling by auction may serve other purposes than that of determining the sufficient price by means of competition , but when employed for this purpose , which it cannot ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
The Loyalists and Canada | 9 |
Rivalry with the Dutch | 15 |
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