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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cvr; Table of Contents ix; List of Illustrations xi; Foreword xiii; Preface xv; Acknowledgments xix; 1 Rhode Island Beginnings 1; 2 The Passage from Peacetime to Rebellion, 1763-1775 19; 3 Whipple's War, at Home and Abroad, 1775-1778 51; 4 War's Fortunes and Misfortunes, 1779-1783 94; 5 Postwar Discontentments, 1783-1789 130; 6 Final Years in Ohio, 1789-1819 155; Notes 179; Bibliography 213; Index 225.

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