Life of Adam Smith |
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| Author:
| Rae, John |
| ISBN: | 979-8-7182-2399-6 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2021 |
| Publisher: | Independently Published
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $22.99 |
Book Description:
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Book Excerpt: es, 372. Voltaire and Rousseau, 372. The bagpipecompetition, 372. Smith made Captain of the Trained Bands, 374.Foundation of Royal Society of Edinburgh, 375. Count deWindischgraetz's proposed reform of legal terminology, 376.CHAPTER XXVITHE AMERICAN QUESTION AND OTHER POLITICSSmith's Whiggism, 378. Mackinnon of Mackinnon's manuscript treatise onfortification, 379. Letter from Smith, 380. Letter to Sir JohnSinclair on the Armed Neutrality, 382. Letter to W. Eden...
More DescriptionBook Excerpt: es, 372. Voltaire and Rousseau, 372. The bagpipecompetition, 372. Smith made Captain of the Trained Bands, 374.Foundation of Royal Society of Edinburgh, 375. Count deWindischgraetz's proposed reform of legal terminology, 376.CHAPTER XXVITHE AMERICAN QUESTION AND OTHER POLITICSSmith's Whiggism, 378. Mackinnon of Mackinnon's manuscript treatise onfortification, 379. Letter from Smith, 380. Letter to Sir JohnSinclair on the Armed Neutrality, 382. Letter to W. Eden (LordAuckland) on the American Intercourse Bill, 385. Fox's East IndiaBill, 386.CHAPTER XXVIIBURKE IN SCOTLANDFriendship of Burke and Smith, 387. Burke in Edinburgh, 388. Smith'sprophecy of restoration of the Whigs to power, 389. With Burke inGlasgow, 390. Andrew Stuart, 391. Letter of Smith to J. Davidson, 392.Death of Smith's mother, 393. Burke and Windham in Edinburgh, 394.Dinner at Smith's, 394. Windham love-struck, 395. John Logan, tRead More