The Press Gang: Naval Impressment and Its Opponents in Georgian Britain

by Nicholas Rogers

Book Overview

The press gang, and its forcible recruitment of sailors to man the Royal Navy in times of war, acquired notoriety for depriving men of their liberty and carrying them away to a harsh life at sea,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1852855681
• ISBN13: 9781852855680
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.2"