How Long to Read Pursuit of Profit and Preferment in Colonial North America

How Long Does it Take to Read Pursuit of Profit and Preferment in Colonial North America?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 3 minutes to read Pursuit of Profit and Preferment in Colonial North America by William G Godfrey

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Description

How did an ambitious British army officer advance his career in mid–eighteenth–century North America? What was the nature of political opportunism in an imperial system encompassing an old world and a new? This study examines the career of an Anglo–Irish–Acadian army officer, treating in considerable detail the network of old-world connections and patrons which at times facilitated his advancement. John Bradstreet was born in Nova Scotia and died in New York. He was a major participant in colonial North American military events ranging from the capture of Louisbourg in 1745 to the British campaign against Pontiac in 1764. Early in his career he became lieutenant–governor of St. John’s, Newfoundland, and eventually rose to the rank of major–general in the British army, while linking his military performance to a relentless pursuit of profit and preferment. He was a man consistently on the periphery of both English and American societies; yet his career reveals a great deal about the mid–eighteenth–century trans–Atlantic world and about the dilemma of proponents of Empire who were viewed with increasing suspicion in both mother country and colonies. The author draws upon British, American, and Canadian archival sources, taking advantage of Bradstreet’s prolific correspondence to support and develop his narrative.

How long is Pursuit of Profit and Preferment in Colonial North America?

Pursuit of Profit and Preferment in Colonial North America by William G Godfrey is 296 pages long, and a total of 75,776 words.

This makes it 100% the length of the average book. It also has 93% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Pursuit of Profit and Preferment in Colonial North America Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 54 minutes to read Pursuit of Profit and Preferment in Colonial North America aloud.

What Reading Level is Pursuit of Profit and Preferment in Colonial North America?

Pursuit of Profit and Preferment in Colonial North America is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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