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Privateers of the Revolution: War on the New Jersey Coast, 1775-1783
Donald Grady Shomette
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Description for Privateers of the Revolution: War on the New Jersey Coast, 1775-1783
Hardcover. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; 3JF; HBJK; HBTM; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 237 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1196.
A revelatory narrative of the 535 Pennsylvania and New Jersey privateers, privately owned ships of war some called pirates. Manned by nearly 18,000 men, these privateers influenced the fight for American independence. From the halls of Congress to the rough waterfronts of Delaware River and Bay to the remote privateering ports of the New Jersey coast and into the Atlantic, a stirring portrait emerges of seaborne raiders, battles, and derring-do, as well as incredible escapes from the great British prison ships vulgarly called Hell, where more than 11,000 men perished. A work 40 years in the making extracted ... Read more
A revelatory narrative of the 535 Pennsylvania and New Jersey privateers, privately owned ships of war some called pirates. Manned by nearly 18,000 men, these privateers influenced the fight for American independence. From the halls of Congress to the rough waterfronts of Delaware River and Bay to the remote privateering ports of the New Jersey coast and into the Atlantic, a stirring portrait emerges of seaborne raiders, battles, and derring-do, as well as incredible escapes from the great British prison ships vulgarly called Hell, where more than 11,000 men perished. A work 40 years in the making extracted ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
1196g
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764350337
SKU
V9780764350337
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Ref
99-15
About Donald Grady Shomette
Donald Grady Shomette has for more than two decades worked as an author, cultural resources consultant, and marine archaeologist. He is twice winner of the prestigious John Lyman Book Award and holds an honorary PhD from the University of Baltimore.
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