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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Cohen, Sheldon S.
Other Authors: Bradford, James C., Smith, Gene Allen
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2010.
Series:New perspectives on maritime history and nautical archaeology.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.