David Tearle

Barings Bank, William Bingham and the Rise of the American Nation

A Transatlantic Relationship from the Revolutionary War through the Louisiana Purchase

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Produktbeschreibung

In 1775 John and Francis Baring & Company was just one of many merchant houses in London riding the wave of expanding world trade. By 1803, Baring Brothers Bank and its Dutch associate had financed the Louisiana Purchase, a remarkable achievement due in no small part to the bank's connections in particular with wealthy Philadelphia merchant and later senator William Bingham. This book describes the events and relationships that established Barings as the world's first merchant bank and how it played a major role in transforming the United States into an international superpower. Appendices examine the genealogy of the Baring, Bingham, and Willing families; the impact of these banking pioneers on English aristocracy; the life of Anne Willing Bingham; and information on locations featured in the book, among other topics.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 250
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. November 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 412g
• ISBN-13: 9780786444373
• ISBN-10: 0786444371
• Artikelnr.: 26571837

Autorenporträt

David Tearle, a professional engineer and businessman, lives on England's south Devon coast.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments     
Preface     
1. Early Days in England     
2. Early Days in Philadelphia     
3. Trouble Brewing     
4. City Tavern-The Eve of War     
5. The Secret War-A Parisian in America     
6. William Bingham's Martinico Odyssey     
7. Willing, Morris and Bingham, Supplying Washington's Army     
8. Benjamin Franklin, an American in Paris     
9. Barings, Hopes and the Triple Alliance     
10. Bingham Returns to Philadelphia     
11. Mr. and Mrs. Bingham     
12. The Grand Tour     
13. New Country, New Constitution     
14. Property Fever     
15. Sir Francis Baring, Bart.     
16. Bingham and Baring Strike a Deal     
17. Barings and Bingham, American Consolidation     
18. The Death of Anne Bingham and a Turning Point     
19. The Louisiana Purchase     
20. Finale, a Concluding Commentary     
21. Epilogue     
Appendix A-The Historical Value of Money     
Appendix B-Genealogy     
Appendix C-Heritage Locations     
Appendix D-Anne Willing Bingham     
Appendix E-Baring and Bingham's Aristocracy     
Appendix F-William Bingham and the Pilgrim Affair     
Chapter Notes     
Bibliography     
Index