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A History Of American Privateers Kindle Edition

by Edgar Stanton Maclay (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 14 ratings
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A hidden history of some of the people and vessels that helped shape the earliest victories of the American Revolution and the War of 1812. Told in invigorating fashion, this book whisks the reader across decades and hundreds of miles from Charleston, South Carolina to the harbor of New York.

A gem of a history that should not be overlooked.

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    593 pages
  2. Language
    English
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    On Kindle Scribe
  4. Publication date
    August 6, 2013
  5. File size
    6702 KB
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00EDT4GIG
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 6, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 6702 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 593 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1440099731
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 14 ratings

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5.0 out of 5 stars Privateering's contribution to American Freedom
Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2012
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Maclay's book covers both the Revolution and the War of 1812. It is one of my favorite "Seafaring books". It is a bit more comprehensive, and more formal than Coggeshall's book, which is also good.
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Jürgen Geier
4.0 out of 5 stars Good reprint of an rare title
Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2015
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Good reprint of an rare title. Sure a must for everyone seriously researching the history of the american privateers. Worthwhile addition to Chapelles works on Baltimore Clippers. Short delivery time. Drawback: sometimes tiring to read because of fade printing
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Edward Chick
5.0 out of 5 stars Antecedents of the 19th Century American Navy
Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2012
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Maclay's historical perspective is within the chronological ambit of passing a credible, coherent, and relevant commentary on the state of the American armada as America passed through its sovereign adolescence in the 19th century.
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Martin Jelsema
2.0 out of 5 stars No rave notice - hard to read
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2017
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Aside from being just excerpts from old documents with little insight provided, the format and character recognition are terrible.
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Sally Sabin
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Survey of American Privateers and their Contributions to American History
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2015
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Excellent reprint of original book with engaging true tales of American Privateers - especially War of 1812.
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Fulton WFOJ2
4.0 out of 5 stars Not review - Further Comment
Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2007
Product information show a recent publishing date on 2006, but do not show the copyright date, which is 1899. (you can see that on page 2 of book using the online reader).
That should not be a negative factor if considering buying. Have not read, but expect it to be hight informative, and highly footnoted by this hstorian aas he wrote the book.
American Privateers "took the war' to the British durign the War of Independence (American) and the War of 1812 - economically perhaps created a greater impac upon the British that the United States Navy during those wars.
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Bill
3.0 out of 5 stars Download the sample before buying
Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2016
Download the sample before buying this title. I don't mind paying five bucks for a quality ebook reproduction of a public domain work. But this one has a scan error in its very first word. The book begins with a "peeface," rather than a "preface." Not a good sign.
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V. Fletcher
2.0 out of 5 stars ... part of my family history research but was very disappointed to find the relevant page - describing a battle ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 2, 2017
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I bought this as a download as part of my family history research but was very disappointed to find the relevant page - describing a battle where my ancestor was killed - had somehow been missed out or skipped. I haven't read the whole book, so don't know if this has happened elsewhere, or if I am just uniquely unlucky!
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