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Patriot Pirates: The Privateer War for Freedom and Fortune in the American Revolution

byRobert H. Patton

Patton, grandson of the World War II battlefield legend, tells a sweeping tale of courage, capitalism, naval warfare, and international political intrigue set on the high seas during the American Revolution. Drawing on archival sources, narrative history, and voices from the period, the narrative gives Patriot Pirates a concrete sense of time, place, and consequence. Across the book, the privateer war for freedom and fortune in the american revolution becomes a way to examine power, adaptation, responsibility, and change within history.

Publisher

Vintage Books USA

Publication date

2009

Format

Print edition

Pages

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ISBN

9780307390554