The press gang : naval impressment and its opponents in Georgian Britain
2007
359.223 R728 2007
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Title
The press gang : naval impressment and its opponents in Georgian Britain
Published
London : Continuum, 2007.
Description
xi, 168 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Call Number
359.223 R728 2007
System Control No.
(OCoLC)170042197
Note
The press gang, and its forcible recruitment of sailors to man the Royal Navy in times of war, acquired notoriety for depriving men of their liberty and carrying them away to a harsh life at sea, sometimes for years at a time.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [139]-164) and index.
Contents: Introduction -- Impressment and the law -- Resisting the press gang : trends, patterns, dynamics -- Spotlight on two ports : Bristol and Liverpool -- Manning the navy in the mid-century Atlantic -- The navy and the nation, 1793-1820 -- Epilogue.
L2009M155
Includes bibliographical references (p. [139]-164) and index.
Contents: Introduction -- Impressment and the law -- Resisting the press gang : trends, patterns, dynamics -- Spotlight on two ports : Bristol and Liverpool -- Manning the navy in the mid-century Atlantic -- The navy and the nation, 1793-1820 -- Epilogue.
L2009M155
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