Christopher P. Magra

The Fisherman's Cause

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines why and how colonial fishermen and fish merchants mobilized for the American Revolution, underscoring the pivotal maritime efforts that secured American independence.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 254
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Mai 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 570g
• ISBN-13: 9780521518383
• ISBN-10: 0521518385
• Artikelnr.: 26526384

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Part I. The Rise of the Colonial Cod Fisheries: 1. Fish
2. Fish merchants
3. Fishermen
Part II. Atlantic Origins of the American Revolutionary War: 4. Cod and the Atlantic economy
5. Atlantic business competition and the political economy of cod: part one
6. Atlantic business competition and the political economy of cod: part two
7. The New England trade and fisheries act
Part III. The Military Mobilization of the Fishing Industry: 8. From trade routes to supply lines
9. The first American navy
10. Starving the enemy and feeding the troops
11. From fishermen to fighting men
Conclusion.