The ghost ship of Brooklyn : an untold story of the American Revolution / Robert P. Watson.
"The surprising story of the most infamous prison ship of the American Revolution, the HMS Jersey, and its role in the fight for independence."--Provided by publisher.
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| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Da Capo Press,
[2017]
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 288 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Variant Title: |
Untold story of the Revolutionary War |
| Format: | Book |
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 264-274) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Introduction: "A vast and silent army" -- Warship -- "The glorious cause" -- City of prisons -- Privateers -- Patriots -- Adventure on the high seas -- Floating dungeons -- Dead reckoning -- Welcome to hell -- The final voyage -- Tempest -- Negotiations -- July 4 -- Escape -- Run! -- Turning point -- Freedom -- Deaths and demise -- Rediscovery -- Postscript -- Appendix I. "The poet of the American Revolution" -- Appendix II. List of prison ships. | |
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