The evil necessity : British naval impressment in the eighteenth-century Atlantic world

The evil necessity : British naval impressment in the eighteenth-century Atlantic world / Denver Brunsman.

Author/creator	Brunsman, Denver Alexander, 1975-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2013.
Description	xi, 364 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Subject(s)	Great Britain. Royal Navy--History --18th century. Impressment--Great Britain --History --18th century. Impressment--United States --History --18th century. Sailors--Great Britain --History --18th century. Sailors--United States --History --18th century. Imperialism--History --18th century. Great Britain--History, Naval --18th century.

Series	Early American histories Early American histories. ^A1144393
Contents	Part I. Empire. Imperial Design ; Ruling the Waves ; Cultures of Impressment -- Part II. Sailors. ; Men of War ; Everyday Escapes ; Atlantic Impressment Riots -- Epilogue.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-350) and index.
LCCN	2012025398
ISBN	9780813933511
ISBN	081393351X (cloth : acid-free paper)
ISBN	9780813933528 (e-book)
ISBN	0813933528 (e-book)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	DA77 .B78 2013	✔ Available	Place Hold