Author: Gayle K. Brunelle
Publisher: Truman State University Press
Published: 1991-01-01
Total Pages: 190
ISBN-13: 9780940474178
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is the study of 144 merchants in Rouen who invested in trade or shipping to the Americas in the sixty years before Cardinal Richelieu began to regulate their activities for the benefit of church and state. Rouen, during the time studied in this book, was the largest French seaport and in direct connection and competition with various Dutch and English ports. The author focuses on how the French merchants and their investments and how their economic fortunes affected their rise and fall in French society.
Book Synopsis The New World Merchants of Rouen, 1559-1630 by : Gayle K. Brunelle
Download or read book The New World Merchants of Rouen, 1559-1630 written by Gayle K. Brunelle and published by Truman State University Press. This book was released on 1991-01-01 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the study of 144 merchants in Rouen who invested in trade or shipping to the Americas in the sixty years before Cardinal Richelieu began to regulate their activities for the benefit of church and state. Rouen, during the time studied in this book, was the largest French seaport and in direct connection and competition with various Dutch and English ports. The author focuses on how the French merchants and their investments and how their economic fortunes affected their rise and fall in French society.