The Nitrate King. A biography of 'Colonel' John Thomas North
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- Author(s) Edmundson, William
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 2011
- Pages 186pp; illus
- Publisher Palgrave Macmillan
- Place Published New York NY
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- Name Social responsibility, social control & philanthropy
- Name Cultural assets collection & patronage
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- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Scholarly work. Biography focusing largely on his business career in Chile dealing with such areas as his relations with Chilean politics, questionable business practices, treatment of workers, philanthropy at Leeds, his country house, Avery Hill, Eltham. Chapters include: 'He would be called quiet'; 'We had adventures of all sorts'; 'I was better acquainted than any other foreigner'; 'Don Juan Tom̀s North'; 'The Nitrate King'; 'The Grand Promotion Army'; 'Colonel North'; 'The sensation of the hour'; 'A visit to the Nitrate kingdom'; 'A millionaire stripped bare'; 'Epilogue - I have enjoyed myself thoroughly'. Has family tree of North family