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MAP20220017695Farber, HannahUnderwriters of the United States : how the insurance shaped the American founding / Hannah Farber. — Williamsburg, Virginia : The Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, 2021335 p. ; 24 cmSumario: Unassuming but formidable, American maritime insurers used their position at the pinnacle of global trade to shape the new nation. The international information they gathered and the capital they generated enabled them to play central roles in state building and economic development. During the Revolution, they helped the U.S. negotiate foreign loans, sell state debts, and establish a single national bank. Afterward, they increased their influence by lending money to the federal government and to its citizens