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The Nitrate King - A Biography of "Colonel" John Thomas North (Hardcover)
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The Nitrate King - A Biography of "Colonel" John Thomas North (Hardcover)
Series: Studies of the Americas
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The first book-length biography of John Thomas North (1842-1896),
known as 'Colonel North' in Britain and throughout the world as
'The Nitrate King, ' this book utilizes sources in Britain and
Chile and traces North's spectacular life from a mechanic in Leeds
through his thirteen years in Peru and Chile culminating in his
status as one of the richest and best-known men of his generation.
North is today almost completely forgotten in Britain and
remembered in Chile only to be vilified as the archetypal predatory
capitalist. This book calls for a revaluation of North and examines
several controversies--principally the enduring allegations that
North manipulated the War of the Pacific and the Chilean Civil War
of 1891. The book describes North's business activities; his
re-invention as country gentleman at Avery Hill mansion; and his
generosity, including the gift of Kirkstall Abbey to the city of
Leeds.
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