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The many-headed hydra : sailors, slaves, commoners, and the hidden history of the revolutionary Atlantic /

"Long before the American Revolution and the Declaration of the Rights of Man, a motley crew of sailors, slaves, pirates, laborers, market women, and indentured servants had ideas about freedom and equality that would forever change history. The Many Headed-Hydra recounts their stories in a swe...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Linebaugh, Peter
Otros Autores: Rediker, Marcus
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boston : Beacon Press, ©2000.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Wreck of the Sea-venture
  • Hewers of wood and drawers of water
  • Blackymore maide named Francis
  • Divarication of the Putney debates
  • Hydrarchy : sailors, pirates, and the maritime state
  • Outcasts of the nations of the earth
  • Motley crew in the American Revolution
  • Conspiracy of Edward and Catherine Despard
  • Robert Wedderburn and Atlantic Jubilee
  • Conclusion : Tyger! Tyger!