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A sea of possibilities : the revolutionary Atlantic World of Captain Thomas Allen / Kenneth J. Banks.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Banks, Kenneth J., 1958- Author.
- Series:
- The revolutionary age
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Allen, Thomas, 1728-1793.
- Allen, Thomas.
- Ship captains--United States.
- Ship captains.
- Merchants--United States.
- Merchants.
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.
- United States.
- United States--Commerce--History--18th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2026.
- Contents:
- Prologue : one empire to rule
- The apprentice
- The widow and the young captain
- Partners of the Caribbean
- In the shadow of Statia Rock
- The "fair trader" and the "deputy first mate"
- The insolvent debtor
- The smuggler
- The rogue merchants
- The inimical
- The prisoner and the privateer port
- "Unhappy New London"
- The born-again Yankee
- "Brethren in navigation"
- Epilogue : two worlds to conquer.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Baltimore, MD Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Online version Banks, Kenneth J., 1958- Sea of possibilities
- ISBN:
- 9780813953953 (electronic bk.)
- 0813953952 (electronic bk.)
- Publisher Number:
- 40033339119
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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