Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-233) and index.
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List of Illustrations; Preface; Johnstone Family Tree; 1. Man of War; 2. ""Emporium of the New World""; 3. The Guerilla of Leadenhall Street; 4. ""Man of Business""; 5. A Philadelphia Story; 6. Gunpowder and Port; 7. The Broad Pendant Wavers; 8. Final Appointments; 9. Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
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George Johnstone has never received the scholarly attention he fully merits. Historians have assessed him, usually briefly, as governor of West Florida, or as naval commander, or as a member of parliament. Nevertheless, none has considered his important role in East India Company politics, nor, until Bombast and Broadsides, has one synthesized the various roles in which Johnstone was entrusted with high responsibilities. Through research in Cardiff, Edinburgh, Kew, London, Philadelphia, and Washington in largely unpublished manuscripts, together with the use of secondary sources,
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