Item #153993 A History of American Privateers. Edgar S. Maclay.
A History of American Privateers
A History of American Privateers
A History of American Privateers
A History of American Privateers
A History of American Privateers

A History of American Privateers

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1899. Original First. Hardcover. Navy blue cloth/boards with gilt lettering and decoration; relief illustration in copper/cloth on front cover. xl + 519 pp. with bw frontis and 36 bw illustrations. TEG. Good internally but with age toning to page edges. Covers/binding tight but with rubbing to edges/corners and with copper wearing away on the relief illustration. Pencil note/ink inscription inside front cover. Item #153993

Tells the history of the invaluable contribution of privateers to the US Navy during wartime. Covers the War of Revolution and the War of 1812. Many famous military men began their careers as privateers.

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