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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778947003321

Titolo

American privateers in the war of 1812 [[electronic resource] ] : the vessels and their prizes as recorded in Niles' weekly register / / edited by Timothy S. Good

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Jefferson, N.C., : McFarland & Co., 2012

ISBN

1-283-43259-5

9786613432599

0-7864-8826-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (218 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GoodTimothy S (Timothy Sean)

Disciplina

973.525

Soggetti

Privateering - United States - History - 19th century

Armed merchant ships - United States

United States History War of 1812 Naval operations

United States History War of 1812 Prizes, etc

United States History, Naval To 1900

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The American privateers -- The captures -- Niles' comprehensive list of American prizes -- Appendices -- A: Captures by type -- B: Number of captures by each privateer -- Privateer captures by home port of privateer.

Sommario/riassunto

"Although American privateers had a far greater impact on the British merchant marine and the economy of Great Britain than the U.S. Navy, they have received relatively little scholarly attention. This work addresses this shortcoming by providing an accounting of all 241 American privateers during the war and a comprehensive list of all captures made by American forces"--Provided by publisher.