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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Watson, Robert P., 1962- (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Da Capo Press, [2017]
Subjects:
Jersey (Prison-ship)
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Prisoners and prisons, British.
New York (N.Y.) > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Prisoners and prisons, British.
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) > History, Military > 18th century.
Williamsburg (New York, N.Y.) > History, Military > 18th century.
Great Britain.
New York (State) > New York.
New York (State) > New York > Brooklyn.
New York (State) > New York > Williamsburg.
United States.
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y) > History, Military > 18th century.
New York (N.Y) > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Prisoners and prisons, British.
Williamsburg (New York, N.Y) > History, Military > 18th century.
Prison hulks > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Prison hulks.
1700-1799
History.
Military history.
Genre:
History.
Military history.
Physical Description:xiv, 288 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Variant Title:
Untold story of the Revolutionary War
Format: Book
Contents:
  • 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.