Hero in the Footnotes: The Life and Times of Richard Cadman Etches: Entrepreneur and British Spy - Softcover

Etches, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1665584572 ISBN 13: 9781665584579

Verlag: AuthorHouse UK, 2021

Inhaltsangabe

The book tells the story of Richard Cadman Etches, born in Warwickshire in 1753, who left home while still a youth to seek his fortune in London. He set up a successful liquor and wine importing business and soon acquired his own ship to deal directly with European suppliers. When, in 1784, news came from James Cook’s fatal expedition that huge profits could be made from buying sea otter pelts from local tribes on the North Pacific coast of America and selling them in China, he seized his opportunity and set up a trading base in Nootka Sound. Unfortunately, one of his vessels was captured by Spanish forces who believed they controlled the coast, and this almost led to a war with Britain. Richard then became a full time British agent during the turbulent times of the French Revolution and Napoleonic wars and, among his many exploits was the organisation of Sir Sidney Smith’s escape from a Paris gaol. He died in penury in a debtors’ prison in London in 1817.

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Michael Etches was born in South London and attended Emanuel School, Battersea. For many years, he worked as an insurance broker in the City. He has always been interested in tales of maritime history and exploration. Upon retirement, he devoted much of his time to researching his family history, which culminated in the publication of several magazine articles and a book about his revelations. He was amazed to discover a distant cousin who had been a British spy during the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars and another who had survived the Titanic disaster.

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• Verlag: AuthorHouse UK
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2021
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1665584572
• ISBN 13: 9781665584579
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 204
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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