CONTENTS
Prologue: Before the Asiento
Chapter 1. Britain Hopes for the “Riches of America,” 1713–1716
Chapter 2. The Stuttering Success of the Early Trade, 1717–1728
Chapter 3. “Unjust Depredations” and Growing Tensions, 1729–1738
Chapter 4. The End of the British Asiento, 1739–1748
Epilogue: Beyond the Asiento
List of Abbreviations
Notes
Index
Acknowledgments
