Patriot pirates : the privateer war for freedom and fortune in the American Revolution
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Published
New York : Pantheon Books, 2008.
Edition
First edition
Physical Description
xxii, 291 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Status
Laramie County Community College - Main Collection
E271 .P27 2009
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E271 .P27 2009
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Published
New York : Pantheon Books, 2008.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-278) and index.
Summary
A revelation of America's War of Independence, a sweeping tale of maritime rebel-entrepreneurs bent on personal profit as well as national freedom. Privateers were legalized pirates empowered by the Continental Congress to raid and plunder, at their own considerable risk, as much enemy trade as they could successfully haul back to America's shores. Patton writes how privateering engaged all levels of Revolutionary life, from the dockyards to the assembly halls; how it gave rise to an often cutthroat network of agents who sold captured goods and sparked wild speculation in purchased shares in privateer ventures, enabling sailors to make more money in a month than they might otherwise earn in a year; and how they turned their seafaring talents to the slave trade. Vast fortunes made through privateering survive to this day, among them those of the Peabodys, Cabots, and Lowells of Massachusetts, and the Derbys and Browns of Rhode Island.--From publisher description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Patton, R. H. 1. (2008). Patriot pirates: the privateer war for freedom and fortune in the American Revolution (First edition). Pantheon Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Patton, Robert H. 1957-. 2008. Patriot Pirates: The Privateer War for Freedom and Fortune in the American Revolution. Pantheon Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Patton, Robert H. 1957-. Patriot Pirates: The Privateer War for Freedom and Fortune in the American Revolution Pantheon Books, 2008.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Patton, Robert H. 1957-. Patriot Pirates: The Privateer War for Freedom and Fortune in the American Revolution First edition, Pantheon Books, 2008.
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