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The ghost ship of Brooklyn : an untold story of the Revolutionary War / 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.
Item details
- ISBN: 9780306825521 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 030682552X (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 288 pages, 8 pages of plates ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Boston : Da Capo Press, [2017]
Contents / Notes
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 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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| Genre: | History. Military history. |
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- 8 out of 8 copies are currently available at PINES. (Show)
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| Newton County Library System: Covington Branch Library |
973.371 WATSON (
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31036100250544 | ADULT | Available | |
| Newton County Library System: Porter Memorial Branch Library |
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31036100250445 | ADULT | Available |
