{"product_id":"a-history-of-american-privateers-paperback-9781108026284","title":"A History of American Privateers (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108026284","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA History of American Privateers\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn 1899 account of the role of privateers in winning the American War of Independence and building the American Navy.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEdgar Stanton Maclay (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108026284, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 3 February 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e594 pages, 33 b\/w illus.  4 maps\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3.4 cm, 0.75 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAmerican privateers played a significant role during the American War of Independence and the Anglo-American war of 1812, as the American regular navy was very small. Reinforcement by privateers sailing under the government's jurisdiction carrying Letters of Marque was essential, and in fact both sides made use of privateers, capturing each other's merchant ships as prizes. Many successful sailors began their careers as privateers before taking up commissions in the regular navy. The stories of some of these men are individually explored in this 1899 book by Edgar Stanton Maclay, who two years later was at the centre of a controversy arising from remarks in his History of the United States Navy. Maclay here includes accounts from sailors of all ranks about their experiences during the conflicts and as prisoners of war. The actions of some notorious British privateers are also documented in this fascinating work of maritime history.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The War of the Revolution: 1. Privateers and privateersmen\u003cbr\u003e 2. Dangers peculiar to privateering\u003cbr\u003e 3. Colonial privateers\u003cbr\u003e 4. Beginning hostilities\u003cbr\u003e 5. First two years\u003cbr\u003e 6. Navy officers in privateers\u003cbr\u003e 7. Captain Silas Talbot\u003cbr\u003e 8. Rapid growth of privateering\u003cbr\u003e 9. A boy privateersman\u003cbr\u003e 10. The work of 1779\u003cbr\u003e 11. Jonathan Haraden\u003cbr\u003e 12. An escape from Old Mill Prison\u003cbr\u003e 13. Cruise of Dr. Solomon Drowne\u003cbr\u003e 14. Career of the General Washington\u003cbr\u003e 15. Captain John Manly\u003cbr\u003e 16. Closing years of the war\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The War of 1812: 1. First ventures\u003cbr\u003e 2. British licenses and revenue cutters\u003cbr\u003e 3. Captains Maffitt and Shaler\u003cbr\u003e 4. Privateers of Rhode Island\u003cbr\u003e 5. Captain Thomas Boyle\u003cbr\u003e 6. A distinguished privateersman\u003cbr\u003e 7. Decatur-Dominica fight\u003cbr\u003e 8. Southern privateers\u003cbr\u003e 9. Career of the America\u003cbr\u003e 10. A typical privateersman\u003cbr\u003e 11. An escape from Gibraltar\u003cbr\u003e 12. In British prisons\u003cbr\u003e 13. The Prince de Neuchâtel\u003cbr\u003e 14. Cruises of the Grand Turk\u003cbr\u003e 15. Escape of the Ida\u003cbr\u003e 16. Privateers of Salem\u003cbr\u003e 17. Some typical cruises\u003cbr\u003e 18. Privateers against privateers\u003cbr\u003e 19. New York privateers\u003cbr\u003e 20. Privateers versus packet ships\u003cbr\u003e 21. Battles with the king's ships\u003cbr\u003e 22. Privateers of Baltimore\u003cbr\u003e 23. Guy R. Champlin\u003cbr\u003e 24. Battle of Fayal\u003cbr\u003e 24. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Military history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Military history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Military%20history%20%5BHBW%5D%22\"\u003eHBW\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266009780504,"sku":"9781108026284","price":41.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108026284i_4b2986a5-6391-494a-8227-a620c76d4dc7.jpg?v=1694873396","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-history-of-american-privateers-paperback-9781108026284","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}