Commodore Abraham Whipple of the Continental Navy : Privateer, Patriot, Pioneer /

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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Cohen, Sheldon S.
Otros Autores: Smith, Gene Allen, Bradford, James C.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2010.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Whipple, Abraham, > 1733-1819
Whipple, Abraham, > 1733-1819.
United States. > Continental Navy.
United States. > Continental Navy > Biography.
Ship captains.
Privateering.
Pioneers.
Military operations, Naval.
HISTORY > Military > Naval.
Pionniers > Ohio > Biographies.
Capitaines de navire > États-Unis > Biographies.
Pioneers > Ohio > Biography.
Privateering > United States > History > 18th century.
Ship captains > United States > Biography.
United States.
Ohio.
Ohio > Biographies.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1754-1763 (Guerre de Sept Ans) > Operations navales.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1775-1783 (Revolution) > Operations navales.
Ohio > Biography.
United States > History > French and Indian War, 1754-1763 > Naval operations.
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Naval operations.
History.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (256 pages): illustrations, maps
ISBN:9780813040288

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