Poseidon's curse : British Naval impressment and Atlantic origins of the American Revolution / Christopher P. Magra.
2016
E271 .M19 2016
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Poseidon's curse : British Naval impressment and Atlantic origins of the American Revolution / Christopher P. Magra.
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9781316282533 (electronic bk.)
1316282538 (electronic bk.)
9781107112148
1107112141
1316282538 (electronic bk.)
9781107112148
1107112141
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Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
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©2016
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English
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1 online resource (xiv, 335 pages.)
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E271 .M19 2016
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973.3/5
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Part I : A seaborne empire in the Atlantic world. Seapower and commerce : an Atlantic minuet
British naval impressment in the Atlantic world
Part II : Resentment in the Atlantic world. Merchants and maritime profits
Merchants and maritime property
Merchants and Mare Liberum
Mariners and maritime earnings
Mariners and maritime employment
Mariners and liberty
Part III : Rebellion in North America. A spirit of rebellion
Rebellious acts
Conclusion.
Part I : A seaborne empire in the Atlantic world. Seapower and commerce : an Atlantic minuet
British naval impressment in the Atlantic world
Part II : Resentment in the Atlantic world. Merchants and maritime profits
Merchants and maritime property
Merchants and Mare Liberum
Mariners and maritime earnings
Mariners and maritime employment
Mariners and liberty
Part III : Rebellion in North America. A spirit of rebellion
Rebellious acts
Conclusion.