Posted: Jul 17, 2017 5:37 pm
Want to point some of those out...easy to criticize - harder to refute with evidence.
Certainly his sources from the Appendix are sterling.
His information on the Hanseatic League ....which was the most eye opening for me seems correctly based....I had no idea of the extent of their commercial empire.
The rest of salt monopolies and productions seem easily referenced.
I think it's well put together to cover so much history in a single volume and keep it interesting.
Certainly his sources from the Appendix are sterling.
His information on the Hanseatic League ....which was the most eye opening for me seems correctly based....I had no idea of the extent of their commercial empire.
The rest of salt monopolies and productions seem easily referenced.
I think it's well put together to cover so much history in a single volume and keep it interesting.