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Privateers of the Americas: Spanish American Privateering from the United States in the Early Republic

byDavid Head

Privateers of the Americas is David Head's historical account of spanish American Privateering from the United States in the Early Republic. Moving between close detail and context, the book explains the forces surrounding its subject and connects them to the wider field of history. Attention to evidence keeps the discussion anchored while allowing disagreement, uncertainty, and unintended consequences to remain visible. Privateers of the Americas leaves readers with key context and a clear view of the human stakes involved. The approach makes a specialized subject understandable without stripping away its tensions or ambiguity.

Publisher

University of Georgia Press

Publication date

2015

Format

Print edition

Pages

224

ISBN

9780820348643