Sons of the waves : the common seaman in the heroic age of sail, 1740-1840
British maritime history in the age of sail is full of the deeds of officers like Nelson but has given little voice to plain, "illiterate" seamen. Now Stephen Taylor draws on published and unpublished memoirs, letters, and naval records, including court-martials and petitions, to present t...
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Yale University Press
2020
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