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1 Origins
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Richard J. Grace
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Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- Foreword vii
- The Scotland of their birth 3
- Origins 13
- Sailing from london to canton 30
- The sirens of commerce 55
- The heirs of cox and beale 78
- Doing business at creek hong 106
- Charting new waters 131
- The partners apart 161
- Approaching the showdown in China 190
- Jardine's farewell and matheson's great headache 224
- Jardine's and matheson's roles in the opium war 259
- Their lives after China 288
- Sir James Matheson, laird of lewis 308
- Gentlemanly capitalists? 336
- Notes 351
- Bibliography 433
- Index 445
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- Foreword vii
- The Scotland of their birth 3
- Origins 13
- Sailing from london to canton 30
- The sirens of commerce 55
- The heirs of cox and beale 78
- Doing business at creek hong 106
- Charting new waters 131
- The partners apart 161
- Approaching the showdown in China 190
- Jardine's farewell and matheson's great headache 224
- Jardine's and matheson's roles in the opium war 259
- Their lives after China 288
- Sir James Matheson, laird of lewis 308
- Gentlemanly capitalists? 336
- Notes 351
- Bibliography 433
- Index 445
