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Africa Squadron : the U.S. Navy and the slave trade, 1842-1861 /
Donald L. Canney's study is the first book-length history of the U.S. Navy's Africa Squadron. Established in 1842 to enforce the ban on importing slaves to the United States, in twenty years' time the squadron proved ineffective. To officers and enlisted men alike, duty in the squadro...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, D.C. :
Potomac Books,
©2006.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Donald L. Canney's study is the first book-length history of the U.S. Navy's Africa Squadron. Established in 1842 to enforce the ban on importing slaves to the United States, in twenty years' time the squadron proved ineffective. To officers and enlisted men alike, duty in the squadron was unpopular. The equatorial climate, departmental neglect, and judicial indifference, which allowed slavers back at sea, all contributed to the sailors' frustration. Later, the most damaging allegation was that the squadron had failed at its mission. Canney investigates how this unit earned a poor reputation a. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 277 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-268) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781597974646 1597974641 |