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Author:

Head, David, Ph. D., author.

Title:

Privateers of the Americas : Spanish American privateering from the United States in the early republic / David Head.

Publisher:

The University of Georgia Press,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

xv, 201 pages ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Privateering--United States--History--19th century.
Privateering--Latin America--History--19th century.
Privateering--Caribbean Area--History--19th century.
Geopolitics--United States--History--19th century.
Latin America--History--Wars of Independence, 1806-1830.
Latin America--History, Naval--19th century.
Spain--History--United States--History--19th century.
United States--History--Spain--History--19th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction : Captain Chaytor's dilemma -- Diplomacy with Spain and Spanish America -- New Orleans and Barataria -- Baltimore -- Galveston and Amelia Island -- Service and toil in Spanish America -- Conclusion : Captain Chaytor comes home.

Summary:

"Privateers of the Americas examines raids on Spanish shipping conducted from the United States during the early 1800s. These activities were sanctioned by, and conducted on behalf of, republics in Spanish America aspiring to independence from Spain. Among the available histories of privateering, there is no comparable work. Because privateering further complicated international dealings during the already tumultuous Age of Revolution, the book also offers a new perspective on the diplomatic and Atlantic history of the early American republic." -- Cover

Series:

Early American places

ISBN:

0820348643
9780820348643
0820344001
9780820344003

OCLC:

(OCoLC)914256380

LCCN:

2014042985

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)