Cantitate/Preț
Produs

Privateers of the Americas: Spanish American Privateering from the United States in the Early Republic: Early American Places

Autor David Head
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 sep 2015

"Privateers of the Americas" examines raids on Spanish shipping conducted from the United States during the early 1800s. These activities were sanctioned by, and conducted on behalf of, republics in Spanish America aspiring to independence from Spain. Among the available histories of privateering, there is no comparable work. Because privateering further complicated international dealings during the already tumultuous Age of Revolution, the book also offers a new perspective on the diplomatic and Atlantic history of the early American republic.

Seafarers living in the United States secured commissions from Spanish American nations, attacked Spanish vessels, and returned to sell their captured cargoes (which sometimes included slaves) from bases in Baltimore, New Orleans, and Galveston and on Amelia Island. Privateers sold millions of dollars of goods to untold numbers of ordinary Americans. Their collective enterprise involved more than a hundred vessels and thousands of people not only ships crews but investors, merchants, suppliers, and others. They angered foreign diplomats, worried American officials, and muddied U.S. foreign relations.

David Head looks at how Spanish American privateering worked and who engaged in it; how the U.S. government responded; how privateers and their supporters evaded or exploited laws and international relations; what motivated men to choose this line of work; and ultimately, what it meant to them to sail for the new republics of Spanish America. His findings broaden our understanding of the experience of being an American in a wider world."

Citește tot Restrânge

Toate formatele și edițiile

Toate formatele și edițiile Preț Express
Paperback (1) 19570 lei  6-8 săpt.
  University of Georgia Press – 30 sep 2015 19570 lei  6-8 săpt.
Hardback (1) 63404 lei  6-8 săpt.
  University of Georgia Press – 30 sep 2015 63404 lei  6-8 săpt.

Din seria Early American Places

Preț: 19570 lei

Nou

Puncte Express: 294

Preț estimativ în valută:
3747 4084$ 3150£

Carte tipărită la comandă

Livrare economică 17-31 decembrie

Preluare comenzi: 021 569.72.76

Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780820348643
ISBN-10: 0820348643
Pagini: 224
Dimensiuni: 152 x 226 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Editura: University of Georgia Press
Seria Early American Places