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Napoleon's American Prisoners
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Morddel, Anne
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815--Prisoners and prisons, American.
- Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815.
- Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815--Participation, American.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (295 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Woodbridge : Boydell & Brewer, Incorporated, 2025.
- Contents:
- Front cover
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part One: From Merchant Seaman to Prisoner of War
- 1 The Early Republic Merchant Seaman
- 2 Sailing into Europe's Wars
- 3 Captives
- Part Two: Trapped in a Thorny Maze
- 4 The French in Control
- 5 The American Diplomats in France
- 6 A Seaman's Citizenship
- Part Three: Élargissement
- Release
- 7 "Bad Prizes", Passengers and Compassion
- 8 Trading Information for Freedom
- 9 Fighting for the French
- 10 Negotiated Releases
- Conclusion
- Epilogue
- Appendix A
- Appendix B
- Appendix C
- Bibliographic Essay
- Primary Sources
- Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Morddel, Anne Napoleon's American Prisoners
- ISBN:
- 9781805436683
- 1805436686
- 9781805436676
- 1805436678
- Publisher Number:
- 40032808109
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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