The Evil Necessity British Naval Impressment in the Eighteenth-Century Atlantic World |
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| Author:
| Brunsman, Denver |
| Series title: | Early American Histories Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8139-3351-1 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2013 |
| Publisher: | University of Virginia Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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Describes in vivid detail the experience of impressment for Atlantic seafarers and their families. Brunsman reveals how forced service robbed approximately 250,000 mariners of their livelihoods, and, not infrequently, their lives, while also devastating Atlantic seaport communities. Drawing on ships' logs, merchants' papers, personal letters and diaries, Brunsman shows how ultimately the controversy over impressment contributed to the American Revolution and served as a leading cause...
More DescriptionDescribes in vivid detail the experience of impressment for Atlantic seafarers and their families. Brunsman reveals how forced service robbed approximately 250,000 mariners of their livelihoods, and, not infrequently, their lives, while also devastating Atlantic seaport communities. Drawing on ships' logs, merchants' papers, personal letters and diaries, Brunsman shows how ultimately the controversy over impressment contributed to the American Revolution and served as a leading cause of the War of 1812.