Sons of the Waves

Stephen Taylor

Published by Yale University Press 2020

Sons of the Waves

The Common Seaman in the Heroic Age of Sail

Stephen Taylor

https://doi.org/10.12987/9780300252613

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About this book

A brilliant telling of the history of the common seaman in the age of sail, and his role in Britain’s trade, exploration, and warfare

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Taylor Stephen :

Stephen Taylor is a writer of maritime history, biography, and travel. He has worked as a foreign correspondent for The Times, The Observer, and The Economist, and is the author of The Caliban Shore, Storm and Conquest, and Commander.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Illustrations Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
PREFACE Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
PROLOGUE Publicly Available Download PDF	xix
PART ONE. RISING
1. ORDEAL WITH ANSON 1740–44 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
2. A LINCOLNSHIRE LAD 1755–59 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	19
3. MAN AND BOY 1756–59 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	37
4. HEART OF OAK 1759–61 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	52
5. TO THE EASTERN SEAS 1760–70 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	66
6. FARTHER STILL AND FARTHER 1768–88 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	81
7. HANDS ACROSS THE ATLANTIC 1775–83 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	97
8. BLACK GOLD 1750–90 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	113
9. COMING HOME 1771–83 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	126
10. FRUITS OF PEACE 1783–92 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	146
11. ‘A TERROR TO SEAMEN’ 1788–92 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	162
INTERLUDE: THE DEEP Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	178
PART TWO. ATOP
12. ‘THESE VALUABLE BUT HELPLESS PEOPLE’ 1792–97 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	189
13. FAMILY AND FRIENDS 1793–98 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	207
14. A RISING TIDE 1794–97 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	222
15. REVOLUTION AT SPITHEAD 1797 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	238
16. ‘THE MACHINATIONS OF EVIL INCENDIARIES’ 1797 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	254
17. HELLFIRE AND REDEMPTION 1797–1801 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	274
18. TOM BOWLING 1801–03 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	294
19. APOTHEOSIS 1805 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	311
20. WINNING WAYS 1806–09 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	328
21. OLD FRIENDS, OLD FOES 1803–14 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	343
22. PASSAGES TO WATERLOO 1809–15 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	354
23. OVER THE SIDE 1816–36 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	369
24. STORYTELLERS 1810–40 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	387
25. SAFE MOOR’D 1820–40 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	405
26. PAX BRITANNICA 1819–40 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	419
EPILOGUE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	436
NOTES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	440
BIBLIOGRAPHY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	466
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	472
INDEX Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	475

Language: English
Publisher: Yale University Press
Pages
- Main content: 416
Illustrations
- Other: 20 b-w illus. + 16 color illus. + 1 map

eBook

Published: April 14, 2020
ISBN: 9780300252613