Bombast And Broadsides by Fabel, Robin F. A - 1987-04-30

Univ of Alabama Pr (Tx), 1987-04. Hardcover. New. HARDCOVER, BRAND NEW COPY, Perfect Shape, No Black Remainder Mark, 385-109

Tuscaloosa:: University Of Alabama Press. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; A bright fine copy in white dust jacket . with modest creasing to flaps and short crease top edge of front panel.. 1987. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 0817303375 . 249 p.; George Johnstone (1730-1787) : Creator of a Gulf Coast colony in West Florida, Commander of a British naval warship, member of Parliament, notorious duelist. B&W illus. + maps .

University Alabama Press, 1987-04-30. Hardcover. Used:Good.

University Alabama Press, 1987-04-30. First Edition. hardcover. Used: Good.

University of Alabama Press. Sealed volume. Very Good+/Very Good+. Hardcover:As New, still sealed in its original shrinkwrap. . ISBN: 0-8173-0337-5.

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with high responsibilities.Through research in Cardiff, Edinburgh, Kew, London, Philadelphia, and Washington in largely unpublished manuscripts, together with the use of secondary sources, the author has been able to present the first coherent picture of Johnstone, a vigorous and intelligent but turbulent and always controversial figure. Johnstone was effective as a colonial governor at a difficult time; in the navy he performed several coups de main; in parliament he was formidable in debate but an opportunist; and at East India House he was a doughty, conservative, and largely successful defender of the… Read More

University Alabama Press, 1987-04-30. Hardcover. New. 1.1102 in x 9.1299 in x 6.5709 in.

Tuscaloosa, AL: Univ. Of Alabama Press. Hardcover. 1987. 1st Edition. 8vo 249pp . Fine in Fine DJ. B&W Illustrations. George Johnstone (1730 – 1787) was a British naval officer and member of Parliament. Appointed colonial governor of West Florida (present day Panhandle west of the Mississippi River) in November 1763, Johnstone would serve in West Florida for four years .

Tuscaloosa, AL: University of Alabama Press, 1987. First printing. Hard Cover. FINE IN NEAR-FINE DJ.

University Alabama Press, 1987-04-30. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!