Some Account of the Public Life, and a Selection from the Unpublished Writings, of the Earl of Macartney 2 Volume Set

by John Barrow and George Macartney

George Macartney (1737-1806) had a long and distinguished political and diplomatic career. He held the post of Secretary for Ireland, was successively governor of Grenada, Madras and the Cape Colony, and served as trade envoy to Russia and China. The son of an Irish landowner, Macartney rose in his profession through diligent diplomacy, perseverance, ambition and integrity; he gradually advanced in both the British and Irish peerage. This two-volume...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108026214
• ISBN13: 9781108026215
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 1166 Pages
• Weight: 5.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.9" x 9.8" x 12.8"