Smuggler Nation: How Illicit Trade Made America

by Peter Andreas

Book Overview

America is a smuggler nation. Our long history of illicit imports has ranged from West Indies molasses and Dutch gunpowder in the 18th century, to British industrial technologies and African slaves in the 19th century, to French condoms and Canadian booze in the early 20th century, to Mexican workers and Colombian cocaine in the modern era. Contraband capitalism, it turns out, has been an integral part of American capitalism. Providing a sweeping...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199746885
• ISBN13: 9780199746880
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 472 Pages
• Weight: 1.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 9.4" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

Great America by stealing

This book well documented the great young Republic grew industry giant by smuggling and stealing. Detaining the man for smuggling was then, and now, the security will check luggage, cell phone, computer to stop "stealing". Americans change from stealing IP to safeguarding. Charles Dickens found his works illegally printed and complained and Uncle Sam turned a blind eye and deaf year! Knowing the truth in history dark chapter, please do not throw stone to glass-house, Amen!