The Great Turkey Race by Steve Metzger
This book uses the experience of three generations of the Earle family to throw light on the social and economic history of Liverpool during its rise to prominence as a great port, from 1688 to 1840. The focus is on six members of this successful family, John who came to Liverpool as apprentice to a merchant in 1688, his three sons, Ralph, Thomas and William, who all became merchants specializing in different branches of the trade of the port, and William's two sons, another Thomas and another William, who consolidated the fortunes of the family and began the process of converting their wealth into gentility. The approach is descriptive rather than theoretical, and the aim throughout has been to make the book entertaining as well as informative.Where sources permit, the book describes the businesses run by these men, often in considerable detail. Trading in slaves was an important part of the business of three of them, but they and other members of the family also engaged in a variety of other trades, such as the import-export business with Leghorn (Livorno) in Italy, fishing in Newfoundland and the Shetland Islands, the wine and fruit trades of Spain, Portugal and the Azores, the import of raw cotton for the industries of the Industrial Revolution and the Russia trade. Other family interests included privateering, art collection and the trade in art, a sugar plantation in Guyana, and the emigrant trade. While the book is mainly a work of economic history, there is also much on the merchants' wives and families and on the social history of both Liverpool and Livorno.
Steve Metzger is the bestselling author of over sixty children's books, including Detective Blue, Pluto Visits Earth!, The Turkey Train, When the Leaf Blew In, Five Little Sharks Swimming in the Sea, and the Dinofours series. Steve lives in New York with his family.
Aaron Zenz has illustrated 13 books, some of which, like The HICCUPOTAMUS, he also authored. An avid lover of children's books, he has collected over 3,000 titles in his home library. He and his wife have collected 5 children as well. He lives in Western Michigan.
Aaron Zenz has illustrated 13 books, some of which, like The HICCUPOTAMUS, he also authored. An avid lover of children's books, he has collected over 3,000 titles in his home library. He and his wife have collected 5 children as well. He lives in Western Michigan.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780439859301 |
| ISBN 10 | 0439859301 |
| Title | The Great Turkey Race |
| Author | Steve Metzger |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Scholastic |
| Number of pages | 34 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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