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Defoe, Woollen Manufacture and the Island as Economic Eldorado
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Defoe, Woollen Manufacture and the Island as Economic Eldorado The ideas of Eldorado, a place where untold riches are effortlessly secured by anyone brave and adventurous, have been a significant motif through much of human history. Jason's quest for the Golden Fleece is a similar idea; the brave adventurer that returns with the fleece can claim a kingdom. The Spanish demonstrated the profitability of exploration and conquest and returned to Europe not only gold but also the idea of more wealth awaiting the European explorer. It is suggested that one man's obsession predetermined a wider and less considered imagination of the islands. It is argued that Daniel Defoe used all his skill as a journalist and author to promote his scheme to strengthen the English economy through trade. For this paper Defoe's 'An Essay on the South-Sea Trade. With an Enquiry into the Grounds and Reasons of the Present...
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