A comprehensive secondary source examining the 1765 Act of Revestment from economic, political, and social perspectives. Covers the commercial systems in England and Man, the growth of the smuggling trade, the constitutional position of the Isle of Man, and the consequences of revestment including trade restrictions, merchant hardship, and population decline. Includes extensive primary source quotations (Gentleman's Magazine 1751, parliamentary petitions, customs memorials) and comparative analysis with American colonial taxation.