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Excerpt from Diary of Sir Michael Connal, 1835 to 1893: Edited With Biographical Sketch The living hand which could have given connection to the jottings and reminiscences of this Diary never even began the contemplated task, and no other hand can accomplish it successfully. The following brief notes have a purpose only in bringing into prominence a few of the leading ideas suggested by some degree of personal inter course with Sir Michael and by a careful perusal of the letters and memorials he has left. As far as Sir Michael is personally concerned, the whole Diary might have been printed. His life will stand the keenest scrutiny, and his worst enemy would never subject him to such merciless criticism as he does himself. Had this Diary not been of such a private nature it would have been put into the hands of a more experienced editor, who could have given more time and undivided attention to it. Of this, however, the reader may rest assured, that, as far as I can be conscious, my judgment has been unbiased. In the extracts I have made, my object has been to select what will show Sir Michael on all sides of his character. Where it was necessary to make insertions for the sake of clearness I have used square brackets, but as a rule the exact text has been given, even at the cost of expression. If even a few are impressed by the revelation of this quietly heroic life, my labour will not have been in vain, and I shall have helped him who is no longer with us further to realize his cherished wish and his earnest prayer, to be useful in his day and generation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1950.

This collection of essaysexplores how Progressivism was the historical catalyst for reforms across the social and political spectrum in Britain for over half a century.

The 19C roots of globalisation demonstrated through an account of the enterprise network created by the Scottish merchant, William Mackinnon. WINNER OF THE 2004 WADSWORTH PRIZE. WINNER OF THE 2004 SALTIRE SOCIETY RESEARCH BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD. This book explores the nineteenth century roots of globalisation through the activities of the enterprise network created by the Scottish merchant, William Mackinnon. It follows the rise of the family-led business group from its modest origins in Scotland to its transformation into the world's largest maritime and mercantile conglomerate, tracing the history of the various shipping firms within the group - including the British India, Netherlands India andAustralasian United companies - and identifies the key factors behind its domination of coastal steamshipping around the Indian Ocean and into the western Pacific. It provides an analysis of the anatomy and dynamics of the enterprise network over time. The book also examines Mackinnon's relationship with the imperial statesman, Sir Henry Bartle Frere, which drew the network into the operations of British "informal imperialism" in the Persian Gulf, Red Seaand East-Central Africa regions, and eventually to its sponsorship of the ill-fated Imperial British East Africa Company. It breaks new ground in identifying the interplay of personal and business considerations behind Mackinnon's participation in the "Scramble for Africa" in its combination of maritime history with business history and imperial history to contribute to the current debate over "gentlemanly capitalism" and British overseas expansion. WINNER OF THE 2004 WADSWORTH PRIZE. JOINT WINNER OF THE 2004 SALTIRE SOCIETY RESEARCH BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD. J. FORBES MUNRO is emeritus professor of international economic history, University of Glasgow.