Poseidon''s Curse : British Naval Impressment and Atlantic Origins of the American Revolution
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1107112141
ISBN-13
9781107112148
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 14th, 2016
Print length
350 Pages
Weight
628 grams
Dimensions
16.40 x 27.40 x 2.80 cms
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Highlighting the British Navy's appropriation of American ships and mariners, Poseidon's Curse places the American Revolution in its wider Atlantic World context, demonstrating how events on and around the Atlantic Ocean helped cause the Revolution.
Poseidon's Curse interprets the American Revolution from the vantage point of the Atlantic Ocean. Christopher P. Magra traces how British naval impressment played a leading role in the rise of Great Britain's seaborne empire, yet ultimately contributed significantly to its decline. Long reliant on appropriating free laborers to man the warships that defended British colonies and maritime commerce, the British severely jeopardized mariners' earning potential and occupational mobility, which led to deep resentment toward the British Empire. Magra explains how anger about impressment translated into revolutionary ideology, with impressment eventually occupying a major role in the Declaration of Independence as one of the foremost grievances Americans had with the British government.
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