02545oam 2200601 450 991081585180332120200514202323.01-4725-9997-71-282-02479-597866120247950-8264-2373-610.5040/9781472599971(CKB)1000000000724465(EBL)436861(OCoLC)646806807(SSID)ssj0000226725(PQKBManifestationID)11210208(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000226725(PQKBWorkID)10263406(PQKB)11356435(MiAaPQ)EBC5309399(OCoLC)1154841976(UtOrBLW)bpp09257629(MiAaPQ)EBC3002946(MiAaPQ)EBC436861(EXLCZ)99100000000072446520080917d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe press gang naval impressment and its opponents in Georgian Britain /Nicholas RogersLondon :Continuum,2007.1 online resource (181 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-84714-468-3 1-85285-568-1 Includes bibliographical references (pages [139]-164) and index.Introduction -- Impressment and the law -- Resisting the press gang : trends, patterns, dynamics -- Spotlight on two ports : Bristol and Liverpool -- Manning the navy in the mid-century Atlantic -- The navy and the nation, 1793-1820 -- Epilogue."The press gang, and its forcible recruitment of sailors to man the Royal Navy in times of war, acquired notoriety for depriving men of their liberty and carrying them away to a harsh life at sea, sometimes for years at a time. Nicholas Rogers explains exactly how the press gang worked, whom it was aimed at and how successful it was in achieving its ends. He also shows the limits to its operations and the press gang's need for cooperation from local authorities, who were by no means prepared to support it.--From publisher description."--Bloomsbury Publishing.ImpressmentGreat BritainHistoryGeneral & world historyImpressmentHistory.359.2/230941Rogers Nicholas166122UtOrBLWUtOrBLWUkLoBPBOOK9910815851803321The press gang4090354UNINA