ARGONAUT BOOKS

"This entertaining, well-researched narrative is filled with insight and timely perspective. . . . A must read for anyone interested in the birth of the modern economy."-Unseen Histories"A timely, eloquent, compelling examination of an increasingly thorny question."-Sathnam Sanghera, author of Empireland: How Imperialism Has Shaped Modern Britain"In a contested and congested field, Edmond Smith has produced a thoroughly researched and original work which offers a much-needed global perspective on Britain's rise in the eighteenth century. Ruthless is gripping and entertaining. What is more, it ...Read More