The myth of the press gang : volunteers, impressment and the naval manpower problem in the late eigh...
The myth of the press gang : volunteers, impressment and the naval manpower problem in the late eigh...
The myth of the press gang : volunteers, impressment and the naval manpower problem in the late eighteenth century / J. Ross Dancy.
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G 2015/3597
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English
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xiv, 213 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
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text
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unmediated
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volume
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England
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Summary
"The press gang is generally regarded as the means by which the British navy solved the problem of recruiting enough seamen in the late eighteenth century. This book, however, based on extensive original research conducted primarily in a large number of ships' muster books, demonstrates that this view is false. It argues that, in fact, the overwhel...
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The myth of the press gang : volunteers, impressment and the naval manpower problem in the late eighteenth century / J. Ross Dancy.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-207) and index.
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ebook version 9781782044710.
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G 2015/3597
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74VKRd7eWlgM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKRd7eWlgM
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ISBN
9781783270033
1783270039
DDC
359.223094109033
MMS ID
991023042029702626
