Product details
- ISBN 9781786495495
- Weight: 425g
- Dimensions: 130 x 197mm
- Publication Date: 01 Aug 2019
- Publisher: Atlantic Books
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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'Deeply researched and well-written' - Financial Times
In the mid-sixteenth century, England was a small and relatively insignificant kingdom on the periphery of Europe, and it had begun to face a daunting array of social, commercial and political problems. Struggling with a single export - woollen cloth - a group of merchants formed arguably the world's first joint-stock company and set out to seek new markets and trading partners. This start-up venture transformed England in to a global power and sowed the seeds of nascent modern America. New World, Inc. is the riveting story of pilgrims, profits and the venture capitalists behind Sir Francis Drake and Sir Walter Raleigh.
'Brilliantly researched and vividly told' - Liaquat Ahamed, author of the Pulitzer Prize winning Lords of Finance
John Butman is an author, editor and writer. His work has been featured the Harvard Business Review, Nation, New York Times and The Economist. His books include Trading Up and Breaking Out. John divides his time between Portland and Bailer Island, Maine.
Dr Simon Targett is a writer, historian and media consultant. He holds a PhD in history from Cambridge and has written articles on British history for various publications. An award-winning journalist, he has served as a correspondent and senior editor on the Financial Times and as global editor-in-chief of The Boston Consulting Group. He lives in London.
