This is a discussion of such subjects as why Charleston became the
metropolis of the lower South in the colonial era, the trade territory
of Charleston and by what business organization this territory was bound
to the city, how the overseas commerce of the city was conducted, how
British policy in the closing years of the colonial period affected the
commercial classes of Charleston, and what action these classes took and
with what results.
Originally published in 1934.
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