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The burden , both of the interest and the merchanting charges , was endurable so long as the price of sugar continued at a level satisfactory to the producer . But with low and falling prices the fixed interest on the mortgage often ...
The burden , both of the interest and the merchanting charges , was endurable so long as the price of sugar continued at a level satisfactory to the producer . But with low and falling prices the fixed interest on the mortgage often ...
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Long - term loans at low rates of interest - essential to create the conditions to attract private initiative and ... other investment was forced on the Government by pressure from specific economic interests , like the pressure of the ...
Long - term loans at low rates of interest - essential to create the conditions to attract private initiative and ... other investment was forced on the Government by pressure from specific economic interests , like the pressure of the ...
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vII passim ; interest in China , 267 , 268 , 269 , 555-7 ; Spanish policy of ( 1815-48 ) , Chap . vii passim ; growth of navy ( 1837-45 ) , 269 , ( 1860 ) , 557 ; Revolution of 1848 , 272-4 , 550 ; relations with England ( 1848 ) ...
vII passim ; interest in China , 267 , 268 , 269 , 555-7 ; Spanish policy of ( 1815-48 ) , Chap . vii passim ; growth of navy ( 1837-45 ) , 269 , ( 1860 ) , 557 ; Revolution of 1848 , 272-4 , 550 ; relations with England ( 1848 ) ...
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Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 1 |
The Conflict with Revolutionary France 17931802 | 36 |
The Struggle with Napoleon 18031815 | 83 |
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