Broadsides: The Age of Fighting Sail, 1775-1815 by Nathan Miller

Broadsides: The Age of Fighting Sail, 1775-1815

Nathan Miller

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In the late 18th century, it was widely thought that to be a sailor was little better than to be a slave. "No man will be a sailor," wrote Samuel Johnson, "who has contrivance enough to get himself into jail. A man in jail has more room, better fo...

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