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100 1 _aJameson, J. Franklin
_q(John Franklin),
_d1859-1937
245 1 0 _aPrivateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period :
_bIllustrative Documents
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2008
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2008-03-20
508 _aProduced by Suzanne Shell, Linda Cantoni, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. This e-book was created from a 1970 reprint published by Augustus M. Kelly, Publishers, New York.
520 _a"Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period" by J. Franklin Jameson is a historical account published in the early 20th century. The work compiles a collection of original documents that shed light on privateering and piracy as they relate to the American colonial experience. The book explores the significance of these maritime activities not just as acts of violence or commerce, but as crucial components of economic life and military strategy during the colonial era. The opening of the volume outlines the purpose of the collection, emphasizing the importance and often overlooked aspects of maritime history during the colonial period. It explains that the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America commissioned the work to provide access to previously unprinted historical documents that reflect both privateering and piracy. It highlights the legal distinctions and practical overlaps between these two practices while introducing the documents that will follow, each illuminating different facets of maritime activities and their impact on colonial America. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aPirates
653 _aPrivateering
653 _aUnited States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Sources
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24882
999 _c65883
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