Poseidon''s Curse : British Naval Impressment and Atlantic Origins of the American Revolution

Name: Poseidon''s Curse
Brand: Cambridge University Press
SKU: 9781107112148
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ISBN: 9781107112148

by Christopher P. Magra

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Format Hardback

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

Product Classification: History of the Americas Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900 Maritime history American War of Independence History History of the Americas Maritime history Specific wars and military campaigns

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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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