{"product_id":"9780992456757","title":"The Cornish Captains of Industry","description":"THE CORNISH CAPTAINS OF INDUSTRY\u003cbr\u003e John Henry Reynolds was destined to be a Captain of Industry during the early pioneering days of Australia. In 1870 he arrived in Brisbane and quickly voiced his moral and political opinions as the new editor of the Courier Mail.\u003cbr\u003e John's heritage stemmed from the Reynolds, Opie and Tonkin families, of the Cornovii tribe of Cornwall. Over time, each generation of these families passed on to their descendants their unique set of inherited talents.\u003cbr\u003e John Opie and Sir Joshua Reynolds, two renowned portrait artists who lived in London during a dynamic and politically sensitive period, were ancestors of John's. \u003cbr\u003eJohn and Joshua had their own inner turmoil concerning some of their patrons, whose wealth was gained from their West Indies plantations, which were worked by slave labour.\u003cbr\u003e Follow the journey of great Uncle John, who found himself aboard a British ship. The ship's task was to rid the South American seas of pirates. His adventures give a fascinating insight into Britain's role of reshaping the political stage of South America.\u003cbr\u003e The story reveals Britain's efforts in the early 1800s in blockading the Spanish slave trafficking. At the same time, Britain was fostering its own future trade interests in the area by forming alliances with former Spanish colonies.\u003cbr\u003e The Reynolds brothers were commissioned to manage mining operations in Cuba. They suffered abhorrent conflicts in their minds when confronted with the barbaric treatment of the working slaves. \u003cbr\u003e Under these conditions, the British government's sanctioning of the joint British Cuban venture clashed violently with the men's Wesleyan ethics and beliefs.\u003cbr\u003e Ultimately, by going against their moral code, there was a price to pay in the future for the Captains of Industry's success in Cuba.","brand":"Carmel Joyce","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47023440658672,"sku":"9780992456757","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780992456757_p0.jpg?v=1763945482","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780992456757","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}