Naval documents of the American Revolution editor, William Bell Clark ; with a foreword by President John F. Kennedy and an introd. by Ernest McNeill Eller

Format:

• Book
• Government document

Contributor:

• Clark, William Bell, 1889-1968, editor.
• Morgan, William James, editor.
• Crawford, Michael J., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• United States. Navy--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Sources.
• United States--History, Naval--Sources.
• United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations.

Physical Description:

volumes : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, District of Columbia : Naval History Division, Dept. of the Navy, 1964-<2013>

Summary:

In the tradition of the preceding volumes - the first of which was published in 1964 - this work synthesizes edited documents, including correspondence, ship logs, muster rolls, orders, and newspaper accounts, that provide a comprehensive understanding of the war at sea in the spring of 1778. The editors organize this wide array of texts chronologically by theater and incorporate French, Italian, and Spanish transcriptions with English translations throughout.

Contents:

• Volume 1. American theatre : December 1, 1774-September 2, 1775 ; European theatre : December 6, 1774-August 9, 1775
• Volume 2. American theatre : September 3, 1775-October 31, 1775 ; European theatre : August 11, 1775-October 31, 1775 ; American theatre : November 1, 1775-December 7, 1775
• Volume 3. American theatre : December 8, 1775-December 31, 1775 ; European theatre : November 1, 1775-January 31, 1776 ; American theatre : January 1, 1776-February 18, 1776
• Volume 4. American theatre : February 19, 1776-April 17, 1776 ; European theatre : February 1, 1776-May 25, 1776 ; American theatre : April 18, 1776-May 8, 1776
• Volume 5. American theatre : May 9, 1776-July 31, 1776
• Volume 6. American theatre : August 1, 1776-October 31, 1776 ; European theatre : May 26, 1776-October 5, 1776
• Volume 7. American theatre : November 1, 1776-December 31, 1776 ; European theatre : October 6, 1776-December 31, 1776 ; American theatre : January 1, 1777-February 28, 1777
• Volume 8. American theatre : March 1, 1777-April 30, 1777 ; European theatre : Jan 1, 1977-May 31, 1777 ; American theatre : May 1, 1777-May 31, 1777
• Volume 9. American theatre : June 1, 1777-July 31,1977
• Volume 10. American theater : October 1, 1777-December 31, 1777 ; European theater : October 1, 1777-December 31, 1777 ; American theater : January 1, 1778-March 31, 1778 ; European theater : January 1, 1778-March 31, 1778
• Volume 11. American theater : January 1, 1778-March 31, 1778 ; European theater : January 1, 1778-March 31, 1778
• Volume 12. American theater : April 1, 1778-May 31, 1778 ; European theater : April 1, 1778-May 31, 1778
• Volume 13. American theater: June 1, 1778-August 15, 1778 ; European theater: June 1, 1778-August 15, 1778.

Notes:

• Vols. 5-9 edited by W.J. Morgan.
• Vols. 10-<13> edited by Michael J. Crawford.
• Vols. 9-11 published by: Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy.
• Vols. 12-<13> published by Naval History and Heritage Command, Department of the Navy.
• Shipping list nos.: 2006-0020-S (v.11), 2014-0049-S (v. 12), 2019-0028-5 (v.13).
• Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Local Notes:

HSP credit line -- Manuscripts (unpublished): Transcriptions of 18 letters from Boudinot Papers, Figate Confederacy Papers, Dreer Collection, Benjamin Franklin Papers, Gratz Collection, John Langdon Papers, Society Miscellaneous Collection, and Sprague Collection courtesy of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.

Other Format:

Online version: United States. Naval History Division. Naval documents of the American Revolution.

ISBN:

• 9780160452864
• 0160452864
• 9780160724954
• 0160724953
• 9780945274728
• 0945274726
• 9781943604012
• 1943604010

OCLC:

426774