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Empire: World History
This book focuses on the Scots, Irish, and Welsh who joined the East India Company and amassed significant wealth from India; the author is praised for his ability to trace the origins of large estates and country houses built with this wealth.
Andrew's fantastic book called Human Capital all about particularly the Scots but also the Irish and the Welsh who joined the East India Company and made extravagant fortunes out of India and he's ver...
— Episode: 190. Rags to Riches: The Scots in India
Episode: 190. Rags to Riches: The Scots in India
This book focuses on the Scots, Irish, and Welsh who joined the East India Company and amassed significant wealth from India; the author is praised for his ability to trace the origins of large estates and country houses built with this wealth.
Andrew's fantastic book called Human Capital all about particularly the Scots but also the Irish and the Welsh who joined the East India Company and made extravagant fortunes out of India and he's very good at pinpointing exactly where the bodies are buried in other words where the big country houses and the big estates are formed from Indian loot I highly recommend it