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Fighting ships and prisons : the Mediterranean galleys of France in the age of Louis XIV / [by] Paul W. Bamford ; with drawings by John W. Ekstrom.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bamford, Paul W. (Paul Walden), 1921-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Galleys--France--History--17th century.
- Galleys.
- Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715.
- Louis.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 380 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [1973]
- Language Note:
- English
- Contents:
- Contents; Introduction; The Uses of Galleys; Limitations of the Oar; The Base at Marseilles; Building and Victualing the Galley Corps; Officers and the Crown; Chaplains, Lower Officers, and Freeman Crew; The Procurement of Slaves; Condemnations to the Oar; Life Aboard; Life Ashore; Releases and Escapes; The Transition to Prisons; Conclusions and Reflections; Glossary; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-361) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-8166-6141-3
- OCLC:
- 476161912
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