Patriot pirates : the privateer war for freedom and fortune in the American Revolution / Robert H. Patton.
A revelation of America's War of Independence, a sweeping tale of maritime rebel-entrepreneurs bent on personal profit as well as national freedom. Privateers were legalized pirates empowered by the Continental Congress to raid and plunder, at their own considerable risk, as much enemy trade as...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | New York : Pantheon Books, 2008. |
| Edition: | First edition. |
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Skillman Lower Level
| Call Number: |
E271 .P27 2008 |
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