Privateers of '76
Title | Privateers of '76 PDF eBook |
Author | Ralph Delahaye Paine |
Publisher | |
Pages | 342 |
Release | 1923 |
Genre | Privateering |
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Privateers of '76
Title | Privateers of '76 PDF eBook |
Author | Ralph Delahaye Paine |
Publisher | |
Pages | 316 |
Release | 1925 |
Genre | Privateering |
ISBN |
Privateers of '76
Title | Privateers of '76 PDF eBook |
Author | Fred F. Cook |
Publisher | |
Pages | 174 |
Release | 1976 |
Genre | |
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This is the exciting story of the privateers of '76, the ships manned by private citizens who fought so bravely and did so much to help with the revolutionary war.
A History of American Privateers
Title | A History of American Privateers PDF eBook |
Author | Edgar Stanton Maclay |
Publisher | |
Pages | 606 |
Release | 1900 |
Genre | Privateering |
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Privateers of the Americas
Title | Privateers of the Americas PDF eBook |
Author | David Head (Ph. D.) |
Publisher | University of Georgia Press |
Pages | 222 |
Release | 2015 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0820348643 |
Privateers of the Americas examines raids on Spanish shipping conducted from the United States during the early 1800s. These activities were sanctioned by, and conducted on behalf of, republics in Spanish America aspiring to independence from Spain. Among the available histories of privateering, there is no comparable work. Because privateering further complicated international dealings during the already tumultuous Age of Revolution, the book also offers a new perspective on the diplomatic and Atlantic history of the early American republic. Seafarers living in the United States secured commissions from Spanish American nations, attacked Spanish vessels, and returned to sell their captured cargoes (which sometimes included slaves) from bases in Baltimore, New Orleans, and Galveston and on AmeliaIsland. Privateers sold millions of dollars of goods to untold numbers of ordinary Americans. Their collective enterprise involved more than a hundred vessels and thousands of people—not only ships’ crews but also investors, merchants, suppliers, and others. They angered foreign diplomats, worried American officials, and muddied U.S. foreign relations. David Head looks at how Spanish American privateering worked and who engaged in it; how the U.S. government responded; how privateers and their supporters evaded or exploited laws and international relations; what motivated men to choose this line of work; and ultimately, what it meant to them to sail for the new republics of Spanish America. His findings broaden our understanding of the experience of being an American in a wider world. DAVID HEAD is an assistantprofessor of history at Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama. Cover design: Erin Kirk New Cover illustration: Early American Places logo The University of Georgia Press Athens, Georgia 30602 www.ugapress.org ISBN (paper) 978-0-8203-4864-3
Bold Privateers
Title | Bold Privateers PDF eBook |
Author | Roger Marsters |
Publisher | Formac Publishing Company |
Pages | 130 |
Release | 2004-10 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0887806449 |
Bold Privateers is a collection of fascinating stories of the era's notorious privateers. It recalls the exploits of privateer captains, their fortunes and failures, reveals the importance of booty hunting during war.
Privateers and Privateering
Title | Privateers and Privateering PDF eBook |
Author | Edward Phillips Statham |
Publisher | |
Pages | 416 |
Release | 1910 |
Genre | Naval biography |
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