Edward Phillips Statham

Privateers and Privateering

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

True stories of eighteenth-century privateers, published in 1910 at the height of Britain's naval arms race with Germany.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 416
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 584g
• ISBN-13: 9781108026291
• ISBN-10: 110802629X
• Artikelnr.: 32870303

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Part I. Introductory: 1. Two early incidents
2. Andrew Barton. The 'Amity' and the Spaniards
Part II. Privateering in the South Seas: 3. William Dampier
4. Woodes Rogers
5. Woodes Rogers continued
6. George Shelvocke and John Clipperton
Part III. Some Odd Yarns: 7. Captain Phillips, of the 'Alexander'. The case of the 'Antigallican'
8. Captain Death, of the 'Terrible'. Mr. Peter Baker and the 'Mentor'. Captain Edward Moor, of the 'Fame'. Captain James Borrowdale, of the 'Ellen'
Part IV. Two Great Englishmen: 9. Fortunatus Wright
10. Fortunatus Wright continued
11. George Walker
12. George Walker continued
Some Frenchmen: 13. Jean Bart
14. Du Guay Trouin
15. Jacques Cassard
16. Robert Surcouf. Concerning the Frontispiece
Some Americans: 17. Captain Silas Talbot
18. Captain Joshua Barney
19. Captains Barney and Haraden
20. Captain Thomas Boyle
21. The 'General Armstrong'
Part V. Some More Odd Yarns: 22. The 'Princess Royal' packet. Two colonial privateers
23. The affair of the 'Bonaparte'
24. The 'Windsor Castle' packet. The 'Catherine'. The 'Fortune'. 'The Three Sisters'
Conclusion
Index.