The Social History of English Seamen, 1650-1815
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A survey of a wide range of new research on many aspects of life at sea in the early modern period.
A survey of a wide range of new research on many aspects of life at sea in the early modern period.
Investigates the lives of common sailors engaged in commerce, exploration, privateering and piracy, and naval actions during Tudor and Stuart periods.
"[A] rollicking narrative . . . Superb"--Ben Wilson, Times A brilliant telling of the history of the common seaman in the age of sail, and his role in Britai