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Commodore Abraham Whipple of the Continental Navy : privateer, patriot, pioneer /
Sheldon Cohen's biography of Whipple presents a look inside the life of a Continental officer. He illustrates at a personal level the complexities of naval warfare, including Whipple's reliance on personal finances and family connections to outfit his ships and pay his crew. Cohen also rev...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Gainesville :
University Press of Florida,
2010.
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| Colección: | New perspectives on maritime history and nautical archaeology.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Sheldon Cohen's biography of Whipple presents a look inside the life of a Continental officer. He illustrates at a personal level the complexities of naval warfare, including Whipple's reliance on personal finances and family connections to outfit his ships and pay his crew. Cohen also reveals the commander's treatment as a British prisoner of war, and his eventual migration west, shedding light on experiences shared by many Revolutionary War veterans. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (232 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-224) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780813040288 0813040280 0813034337 9780813034331 9780813039787 0813039789 0813038324 9780813038322 |