The fisherman's cause : Atlantic commerce and maritime dimensions of the American Revolution

The fisherman's cause : Atlantic commerce and maritime dimensions of the American Revolution

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.

x, 243 p. ; 24 cm.

973.311 M245 2009

(OCoLC)263146947

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: Part one: The rise of the colonial cod fisheries -- Fish -- Fish merchants -- Fishermen -- Part two: Atlantic origins of the American Revolutionary War -- Cod and the Atlantic economy -- Atlantic business competition and the political economy of cod: part one -- Cod and the Atlantic economy -- Cod and the Atlantic economy -- Atlantic business competition and the political economy of cod: part one -- Atlantic business competition and the political economy of cod: part two -- The New England Trade and Fisheries Act -- Part three: The military mobilization of the fishing industry -- From trade routes to supply lanes -- The first American Navy -- Starving the enemy and feeding the troops -- From fishermen to fighting men -- Conclusion.
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