A Boston Schooner in the Royal Navy, 1768-1772: Commerce and Conflict in Maritime British America

by Phillip Reid

Uses rare surviving records, including fully intact logbooks, to situate the customs-enforcement interceptor Sultana within the wider picture of the British Atlantic in this crucial period.

HONORABLE MENTION: 2023 Lyman Book Award for North American Naval History

The small Boston-built schooner Sultana served as a customs-enforcement interceptor on the North American eastern seaboard in the period leading up to the American Declaration...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1783277467
• ISBN13: 9781783277469
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"